Overcharging of DNA in the presence of salt: Theory and Simulation

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dc.creatorDeserno, Markus
dc.creatorJimenez-Angeles, Felipe
dc.creatorHolm, Christian
dc.creatorLozada-Cassou, Marcelo
dc.date2001-03-31
dc.date2003-03-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:40:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:40:55Z
dc.descriptionA study of a model rod-like polyelectrolyte molecule immersed into a monovalent or divalent electrolyte is presented. Results from the hypernetted-chain/mean spherical approximation (HNC/MSA) theory, for inhomogeneous charged fluids, {\ch are} compared with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. As a particular case, the parameters of the polyelectrolyte molecule are mapped to those of a DNA molecule. An excellent qualitative, and in some cases quantitative, agreement between HNC/MSA and MD is found. Both, HNC/MSA and MD, predict the occurrence of overcharging, which is not present in the Poisson-Boltzmann theory. Mean electrostatic potential and local concentration profiles, $ζ$-potential and charge distribution functions are obtained and discussed in terms of the observed overcharging effect. Particularly interesting results are a very non-monotonic behavior of the $ζ$-potential, as a function of the rod charge density, and the overcharging by {\em monovalent} counterions.
dc.description11 pages, 8 figures, RevTex, published in J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, vol. 105, pags. 10983
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104002
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17553
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleOvercharging of DNA in the presence of salt: Theory and Simulation
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