Dynamic bending rigidity of a 200-bp DNA in 4 mM ionic strength: A transient polarization grating study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1498-1518

  Naimushin, Alexei N ^a   Fujimoto, Bryant S ^a   Schurr, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; ETHIDIUM; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

MUS;

EID: 0034053141     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76703-8     Document Type: Article

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