Exploring the counterion atmosphere around DNA: What can be learned from molecular dynamics simulations?

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 800-811

  Rueda, Manuel ^a   Cubero, Elena ^a,b   Laughton, Charles A ^c   Orozco, Modesto ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STANDARD;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 4143138536     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.040451     Document Type: Article

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