Evaluation of elastic properties of atomistic DNA models

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4507-4518

  Mazur, Alexey K ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE; THYMINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATOM; BASE PAIRING; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; SOLVATION;

EID: 33845381916     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.091280     Document Type: Article

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