Molecular dynamics simulation study of DNA dodecamer d(CGCGAATTCGCG) in solution: Conformation and hydration

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 553-572

  Duan, Yong ^a   Wilkosz, Patricia ^a   Crowley, Michael ^b   Rosenberg, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; DNA conformation; DNA hydration; Ewald summation; Kinked DNA; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

DNA B; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031551574     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1247     Document Type: Article

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