Optically active liquid-crystalline dispersions (LCD) of nucleic acids, obtained by polymer- and salt-induced (-) condensation, e.g., by mixing of aqueous saline solutions of low molecular weight DNA (≤10 Da) and polyethylene glycol (PEG), possess an outstanding circular dichroism (CD) signal (so-called -CD) and are of interest for sensor applications.
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