DNA Encapsulation in an Anionic Reverse Micellar Solution of Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate

As nanometric systems, reverse micelles have attracted a great deal of interest especially from the biomedical sciences and widely used in the processes such as the separation and synthesis of biomembranes. We carried out the DNA encapsulation in an anionic reverse micellar solution (RMS) of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS), and studied the interactions through the circular dichroism (CD) and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy techniques. The results indicate that the DSS reverse micellar nanosystems provide a suitable medium for encapsulating DNA.