Trapping electrophoresis and ratchets: A theoretical study for DNA- protein complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1228-1236

  Desruisseaux, Claude ^a   Slater, Gary W ^a   Kist, Tarso B L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIRECT CURRENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAPPING ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031656225     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74042-1     Document Type: Article

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