Theoretical models of DNA flexibility

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-363

  Dršata, Tomáš ^a   Lankaš, Filip ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC INTERACTIONS; INTERNAL COORDINATES; MECHANICAL DEFORMABILITY; NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM; PARAMETER TRANSFORMATION; PROTEIN-DNA INTERACTIONS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

OLIGOMERS;

DNA;

EID: 84879084489     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1144     Document Type: Article

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