Differential impact of the monovalent ions Li+, Na+, K+, and Rb+ on DNA conformational properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 212-216

  Savelyev, Alexey ^a   Mackerell, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; X RAY SCATTERING;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CONFORMATIONAL PROPERTIES; DRUDE OSCILLATORS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; POLARIZABLE FORCE FIELD; POLARIZABLE MODEL; SCATTERING PROFILES; SEQUENCE-DEPENDENT;

DNA;

DNA; MONOVALENT CATION;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION;

CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84925936083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5024543     Document Type: Article

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