Electrostatic contribution to twist rigidity of DNA.
The electrostatic contribution to the twist rigidity of DNA is studied, and it is shown that the Coulomb self-energy of the double-helical sugar-phosphate backbone makes a considerable contribution-the electrostatic twist rigidity of DNA is found to be C(elec) approximately 5 nm, which makes up abou...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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