ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The heat of mixing of equimolar solutions of poly(I) and poly(C) containing various NaCl concentrations was measured at 288 and 308 K, and the heat of formation of Poly(I) · poly(C) duplex from the randomly coiled constituents, poly(I) and poly(C), was estimated from the heat of mixing with the aid of CD measurements. The temperature dependence of this heat of formation, ΔH, differs at lower and higher NaCl concentrations: In the region of NaCl concentration less than 0,5 mol · dm-3, ΔH increases with temperature, while in the region of NaCl concentrations higher than 0,5 mol · dm-3, ΔH decreases with temperature. The free energy change, ΔG, of the formation of poly(I) · poly(C) duplex decreases as the NaCl concentration increases, that is, the stability of poly(I) · poly(C) duplex increases with NaCl concentration. Moreover, the conformation of poly(I) · poly(C) duplex seems to differ at lower and higher NaCl concentration as derived from the CD spectra and the thermodynamic quantities.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1983.021841213
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