Orientational order and evolution of the properties of biomolecules in anisotropic media

Abstract

Experimental values of the Lorentz tensor components and the local field of a light wave have been obtained for anisotropic films of polypeptide and DNA. These data indicate an increase in the mean value and anisot ropy of the polarizability of biomolecules with respect to an isotropic solution. These changes in the polariz ability as an indicator of the response of biomolecules to external actions, as well as their chemical and bio logical activity, specify the direction of the evolution of the properties of biomolecules in orientationally ordered media.