Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.8, 864-865, 2008
Hydration is an important factor to regulate thermodynamic stability of a DNA duplex under molecular crowding conditions
By using a DNA duplex. (5'-GTTACTATATGA-3'/5'-TCATATAGTAAC-3') under molecular crowding, conditions, it was revealed that hydration plays a significant role in the stability of the duplex, in contrast to viscosity and dielectric constant which have little effect.