Abstract
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC acid is a linear polyelectrolyte and a highly asymmetric macromolecule. A specimen, kindly supplied by Dr. K. A. Stacey of the Chester Beatty Research Institute, has been studied in aqueous solution. It was prepared from herring testes by the sodium dodecyl sulphate technique. Dielectric dispersion curves at radio-frequencies have been obtained and the dielectric streaming effect, that is, the variation of the dielectric constant with rate of shear of a solution subjected to a hydrodynamic field, also investigated.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Debye, P., ‘Polar Molecules’ (Chem. Catalog Co. Inc., New York, 1929).
Jungner, G., Jungner, I., and Allgen, L.-G., Nature, 163, 849 (1949).
Fürth, R., Z. Phys., 22, 98 (1924).
Jungner, G., Acta Physiol. Scand., 10, Supp. 32 (1945).
Jacobson, B., Rev. Sci. Instrum., 24, 949 (1953); J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 77, 2919 (1955).
Dekker, C. A., and Schachman, H. K., Proc. U.S. Nat. Acad. Sci., 40, 894 (1954).
Sadron, C., Proc. Third Int. Congress Biochem., Brussels, 210 (1955).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
JERRARD, H., SIMMONS, B. Dielectric Studies on Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 184, 1715–1716 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841715a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1841715a0
This article is cited by
-
Electrical detection of dsDNA and polymerase chain reaction amplification
Biomedical Microdevices (2011)
-
The electrorheology of dispersed systems
Journal of Engineering Physics (1970)
-
Mesomorphe Ordnungszust�nde biologisch bedeutsamer Stoffe
Die Naturwissenschaften (1962)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
