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Noise in Biomolecular Systems

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Modern Bioelectrochemistry

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The principle of electrical spectrography and its measurement system is discussed. The phenomenon of noise in electrolytes and interfaces receives attention. Noise spectrography is found to have applications in some biomolecular systems, viz., DNA helix-to-coil transition, thermal transconformation, and “salt-free” premelting effects. Noise conductivity emission spectra of collagen solutions gave information on permanent dipole fluctuations and hydrodynamic properties of the system.

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Vasilescu, D., Kranck, H. (1986). Noise in Biomolecular Systems. In: Gutmann, F., Keyzer, H. (eds) Modern Bioelectrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2105-7_14

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