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ID103784
Property "Rule of thumb" for DNA charge density
Organism Unspecified
Value ~6
Range
Units e/nm
Reference "Physical Biology of the Cell", Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev and Julie Theriot (2009). Page 26
Reference PubMed ID
Entered By Uri M
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Measurement Methode=elementary charge (1.602176487(40)×10−19Coulombs). the charge on a single electron or proton.
Keywords electric charge, deoxyribonucleic acid, nucleotide, base pair,
CommentsThe linear, surface, or volume charge density is the amount of electric charge in a line, surface, or volume. This value is derived from two phosphate groups, each having an elementary charge e for length of each base pair of DNA 0.34 nm. 2/0.34=5.88e/nm
Date Added Mar 30, 2009 3:54 PM
Date Edited Apr 27, 2009 6:47 PM
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