Effects of magnesium salt concentrations on B-DNA overstretching transition

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Fu, H ^a   Chen, H ^a   Koh, C G ^a   Lim, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

61.25.HM acromolecular polymers solutions; polymer melts; 87.15.La Mechanical properties; 87.15.Zg Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

61.25.HM ACROMOLECULAR POLYMERS SOLUTIONS POLYMER MELTS; 87.15.LA MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; 87.15.ZG PHASE TRANSITIONS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; DNA MOLECULES; ELECTROSTATIC CONTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IONIC EFFECTS; MAGNESIUM SALTS; NATURAL LOGARITHMS; SALT CONCENTRATION; SALT SOLUTION; SODIUM CATIONS; SODIUM SALT; TRANSITION BEHAVIOR;

DNA; GENES; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

DNA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 67649967554     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2009-10448-0     Document Type: Article

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