Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons physically intercalate into duplex regions of denatured DNA.

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Summary

It appears that physical binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons consists of intercalation into these sites, and increasing salt concentration increases the duplex content of denatured DNA.

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1987-10-06
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Intercalation (chemistry), Chemistry, DNA, Pyrene, Binding constant

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