Table 2.
Bulk size properties of our model DNA (lp = 53nm) and that of a flexible chain (lp = 5.3nm): simulations vs. wormlike chain (WLC) theory. Other parameters: number of beads N = 800, contour length L = 4.12 μm, bead diameter w = 4.6nm and bond length l = 5.2nm. The exact result for the mean span dimension is not known for the wormlike chain model but should be close to 2Rg.
| lp (nm) | Re (nm) | Rg (nm) | 〈X〉0/2 (nm) | |
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| 53 | simulation | 671.0±0.9 | 270.2±0.3 | 272.5±0.2 |
| WLC theory | 657.0 | 264.8 | ≅264.8 | |
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| 5.3 | simulation | 341.8±0.3 | 136.5 ±0.2 | 141.0±0.2 |
| WLC theory | 209.0 | 85.2 | ≅85.2 | |