DNA melting in aggregates: Impeded or facilitated?

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 13024-13029

  Cherstvy, A G ^a,c   Kornyshev, A A ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE PAIR SEQUENCES; DNA MELTING; DNA STABILITY; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; SCREENING LENGTHS;

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATES; BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HYDROGEN BONDS; MELTING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POISSON EQUATION; POSITIVE IONS; SOLUTIONS;

DNA;

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; ELECTRICITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

DNA; ELECTROSTATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22344451267     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp051117i     Document Type: Article

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