| Abstract: | A study of the kinetics of renaturation of cupric DNA solutions has been carried out by two physical properties methods. The use of a purely phenomenological analysis leads nevertheless to interesting conclusions concerning the transformation mechanism. We have found that: in the presence of Cu++ ions, different. DNA samples exhibit an equivalent kinetic behavior; the system can be decomposed into two parts: DNA and copper ions, and the rate of formation of DNA should be faster than that of copper ions; the mechanism of transformation may be bimolecular, but further investigation is necessary to confirm this. |
