Supercoiled DNA energetics and dynamics by computer simulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1089-1119

  Schlick, Tamar ^a   Olson, Wilma K ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b the State University   (United States)

Author keywords

energy minimization; molecular dynamics; supercoiled DNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOTION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0026554929     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(92)90263-J     Document Type: Article

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