A three-state model with loop entropy for the overstretching transition of DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 578-587

  Einert, Thomas R ^a   Staple, Douglas B ^b,c   Kreuzer, Hans Jürgen ^b   Netz, Roland R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENTROPY; TEMPERATURE;

DNA; ENTROPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77955200084     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.046     Document Type: Article

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