Hexagonally packed DNA within bacteriophage T7 stabilized by curvature stress

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1223-1227

  Odijk, Theo ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BIOPHYSICS; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PREDICTION; THEORY;

UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031688164     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74041-X     Document Type: Article

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