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Intramolecular electron conduction along DNA strands and their temperature dependency in a DNA-aligned cast film
H Nakayama1, H Ohno, Y Okahata
1Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
Abstract:
Electroconductivity along a long DNA strand (ca. 10 microns length) in a DNA-aligned cast film of DNA-lipid complex was measured on a comb-type electrode (5 microns distance), and it could be reversibly regulated by temperatures across 70 degrees C.