Electrostatic potential of B-DNA: Effect of interionic correlations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2732-2742

  Gavryushov, Sergei ^a   Zielenkiewicz, Piotr ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA B; ELECTROLYTE; ION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 0031769567     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77717-3     Document Type: Article

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