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Polyplex Formation of Calf Thymus DNA with Branched and Linear Polyethyleneimine

  • Han, Jung-Ho (KT &) ;
  • Kim, Seog K. (G Central Research Institute) ;
  • Cho, Tae-Sub (Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Cheol (Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Joung, Hyun-Sook (Department of Bio-Food Science and Technology, Samcheok National University)
  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

We have investigated the spectral properties of DNA, including its electric absorption, circular and linear dichroism (CD and LD), and fluorescence emission, in the DNA-linear polyethyleneimine (LPEI) and DNA-branched polyethyleneimine (BPEI) complexes at various polymer concentrations. The spectral properties of both complexes are similar. We observed a relatively moderate change in the absorption and CD spectra at low amine/DNA phosphate (NIP) ratios (< 0.5), followed by a drastic collapse within the N/P range from 0.8 and 1.0. The absorption and CD spectra recovered as the N/P ratio increased to ca. 1.2. In contrast, the LD and emission of ethidium intercalated between the DNA bases decreased almost linearly at N/P ratios between 0.0 and 1.0. These spectra never recovered at higher N/P ratios. We believe that the moderate changes in the spectrum at low N/P ratios occurred because of electrostatic interactions between DNA and BPEI, while the collapsed spectra at N/P ratios between 0.5 and 1.5 occurred because of condensation/aggregation of the DNA. Considering the structure of the polymers, we suggest that the secondary amino group of LPEI and all three amino groups of BPEI are equally involved in DNA condensation.

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