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. 1981 Dec 11;9(23):6539–6552. doi: 10.1093/nar/9.23.6539

The molecular electrostatic potential and steric accessibility of poly (dA-dT). poly (dA-dT) in various conformations: B-DNA, D-DNA and 'alternating-B' DNA.

R Lavery, B Pullman, S Corbin
PMCID: PMC327621  PMID: 7322922

Abstract

The influence of conformational changes on the molecular electrostatic potential and the steric accessibility of the double stranded polynucleotide poly (dA-dT). poly (dA-dT) are investigated by calculating these properties for three different conformations : B-DNA, D-DNA and alternating-B DNA.

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