Application of polyelectrolyte theories for analysis of DNA melting in the presence of Na+ and Mg2+ ions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3041-3056

  Korolev, Nikolay ^a   Lyubartsev, Alexander P ^a,b   Nordenskiöld, Lars ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAGNESIUM ION; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCALORIMETRY; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031795576     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77745-8     Document Type: Article

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