Structure and mechanics of single biomolecules: Experiment and simulation

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2002, Pages

  Lavery, Richard ^a   Lebrun, Anne ^a   Allemand, Jean François ^b,c   Bensimon, David ^b   Croquette, Vincent ^b  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEINS; STRETCHING; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BIOMOLECULES;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037090781     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/14/14/202     Document Type: Review

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