Stretched DNA Investigated Using Molecular-Dynamics and Quantum-Mechanical Calculations

We combined atomistic molecular-dynamics simulations with quantum-mechanical calculations to investigate the sequence dependence of the stretching behavior of duplex DNA. Our combined quantum-mechanical/molecular-mechanical approach demonstrates that molecular-mechanical force fields are able to des...

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Published in:Biophysical journal 2010-01, Vol.98 (1), p.101-110
Main Authors: Řezáč, Jan, Hobza, Pavel, Harris, Sarah A.
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Computer Simulation
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA - chemistry
DNA - ultrastructure
Elastic Modulus
Kinetics
Models, Chemical
Models, Molecular
Nucleic Acid
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Quantum physics
Quantum Theory
Simulation
Stress, Mechanical
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