Discrete state model and accurate estimation of loop entropy of RNA secondary structures

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Zhang, Jian ^a,b   Lin, Ming ^c   Chen, Rong ^d   Wang, Wei ^b   Liang, Jie ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DISCRETE STATE MODEL; LOOP ENTROPY; RNA SECONDARY STRUCTURES;

RNA;

RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; ENTROPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA;

EID: 41549094987     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2895050     Document Type: Article

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