Supercoiled DNA; plectonemic structure and liquid crystal formation
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Supercoiled DNA; plectonemic structure and liquid crystal formation
We have investigated the phase behaviour of pUC18 plasmid solutions with phase separation experiments and polarized light microscopy. Furthermore, the configuration of the superhelix is monitored with small-angle neutron scattering. The phase diagram is interpreted with liquid crystal theory including the effects of charge, orientation entropy, excluded volume, as well as the elastic, entropic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0953-8984
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/15/1/323