An electrostatic model of B-DNA for its stability against unwinding

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-233

  Stigter, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charged cylinders; Cooperative unwinding; Force extension data; Poisson Boltzmann model; Salt effects; Stretching of duplex DNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031739436     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(98)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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