Theoretical analysis of disruptions in DNA minicircles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1341-1349

  Zheng, Xiaozhong ^a   Vologodskii, Alexander ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MINICIRCLE DNA; CIRCULAR DNA; ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; THEORETICAL MODEL; ALGORITHM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; MECHANICAL TORSION;

ALGORITHMS; DNA, CIRCULAR; ENDONUCLEASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 62649101273     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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