The thermal denaturation of DNA studied with neutron scattering
arXiv:1101.1797 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.048101
Abstract
The melting transition of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), whereby the strands of the double helix structure completely separate at a certain temperature, has been characterized using neutron scattering. A Bragg peak from B-form fibre DNA has been measured as a function of temperature, and its widths and integrated intensities have been interpreted using the Peyrard-Bishop-Dauxois (PBD) model with only one free parameter. The experiment is unique, as it gives spatial correlation along the molecule through the melting transition where other techniques cannot.
arXiv commentaccepted for publication in Physical Review Letters
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