title: DNA duplex stabilization in crowded polyanion solutions.
abstract: The melting temperature of duplex DNA is much higher in polyanions than in non-ionic polymers with similar ionic strength, suggesting an additional electrostatic contribution on top of the excluded volume effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khimji
authors.forename: Jeehae
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Juewen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation / Q000187:drug effects; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012996:Solutions; D044366:Transition Temperature / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D004247:DNA; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions; C006903:carbopol 940