Molecular dynamics simulation of DNA stretching is consistent with the tension observed for extension and strand separation and predicts a novel ladder structure

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 45, 1996, Pages 10989-10994

  Konrad, Michael W ^a   Bolonick, Joel I ^b  

^a GeneVne Inc   (United States)

^b NZYM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THEORY;

EID: 0029909230     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja961751x     Document Type: Article

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