Depletion-induced instability in protein-DNA mixtures: Influence of protein charge and size

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  De Vries, Renko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTRIC CHARGE; IONIC STRENGTH; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYELECTROLYTES; VOLUME FRACTION;

DNA SEGMENTS; GLOBULAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CHARGE; PROTEIN SOLUTIONS;

PROTEINS;

DNA; NANOMATERIAL; PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTRICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; COLLOIDS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTROSTATICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEINS;

EID: 33745802542     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2209683     Document Type: Article

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