The equilibrium shapes of supercoiled DNA are investigated by employing an elastic model. First, a set of Euler equations is derived to determine the equilibrium shapes under ring-closure conditions. Two exact solutions that describe circular and figure-8 shapes are obtained. Using these and their t
Elastic rod model of a supercoiled DNA molecule
✍ Scribed by C. Bouchiat; M. Mézard
- Book ID
- 106292880
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1292-8941
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