Table 1.

The average time of juxtaposition, 〈τ_c〉, for sites separated by half of the DNA length; relaxation time for the number of branches, 〈τ_b〉; and relaxation time of the radius of gyration, 〈τ_R〉, for supercoiled DNA at physiological ionic conditions, σ = −0.06

DNA length, bp	〈τc〉, ms	〈τb〉, ms	〈τR〉, ms
3,000	3.3  ± 0.7	2.9  ± 0.6	0.12
6,000	11  ± 2	1.0  ± 0.3	0.35