A breathing wormlike chain model on DNA denaturation and bubble: Effects of stacking interactions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Kim, Jae Yeol ^a   Jeon, Jae Hyung ^a   Sung, Wokyung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENATURATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; STACKING FAULTS;

BASE-PAIR DISTANCE; DOUBLE-STRANDED STRUCTURE; LANGEVIN DYNAMICS; STACKING INTERACTIONS;

DNA;

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DENATURATION; HYDROGEN BOND;

BASE COMPOSITION; DNA; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION;

EID: 41449108360     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2827471     Document Type: Article

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