The ionic atmosphere around A-RNA: Poisson-Boltzmann and molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 829-838

  Kirmizialtin, Serdal ^a   Silalahi, Alexander R J ^b   Elber, Ron ^a   Fenley, Marcia O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Florida State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHLORIDES; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM;

EID: 84857256519     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.12.055     Document Type: Article

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