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. 1980 Sep 11;8(17):3965–3973. doi: 10.1093/nar/8.17.3965

Salt-induced conformational changes of poly(dA-dT).

M Vorlícková, J Kypr, V Kleinwächter, E Palecek
PMCID: PMC324207  PMID: 7443518

Abstract

Conformational changes of poly(dA-dT) . poly(dA-dT) induced by increasing ionic strength were studied using CD spectroscopy. It was found that a pronounced noncooperative inversion of the long-wavelength part of the CD spectrum of poly(dA-dT) . poly(dA-dT) occurred at high concentrations of CsF in solution. It was suggested that a great difference between the geometries of the purine and pyrimidine residues in the helix was characteristic of the structure of poly(dA-dT) . poly(dA-dT) in concentrated CsF solutions.

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