Effect of pH on the overstretching transition of double-stranded DNA: Evidence of force-induced DNA melting

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 874-881

  Williams, Mark C ^a   Wenner, Jay R ^a   Rouzina, Ioulia ^a   Bloomfield, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0035144565     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76066-3     Document Type: Article

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