Molecular renormalization group coarse-graining of polymer chains: Application to double-stranded DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4044-4052

  Savelyev, Alexey ^a   Papoian, Garegin A ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; POLYMER; BIOPOLYMER; DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPOLYMERS; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68049123310     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.02.067     Document Type: Article

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