Nucleotide capacitance calculation for DNA sequencing.

Biophys J

Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.

Published: November 2008

Using a first-principles linear response theory, the capacitance of the DNA nucleotides, adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, are calculated. The difference in the capacitance between the nucleotides is studied with respect to conformational distortion. The result suggests that although an alternate current capacitance measurement of a single-stranded DNA chain threaded through a nanogap electrode may not be sufficient to be used as a standalone method for rapid DNA sequencing, the capacitance of the nucleotides should be taken into consideration in any GHz-frequency electric measurements and may also serve as an additional criterion for identifying the DNA sequence.

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