Conformational analysis of DNA-trinucleotide-hairpin-loop structures using a continuum solvent model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2350-2363

  Zacharias, Martin ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

EID: 0035041676     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76205-4     Document Type: Article

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