Conformation of Circular DNA in 2 Dimensions
| Autor: | Witz, G., Rechendorff, K., Adamcik, J., Dietler, G. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.148103 |
| Popis: | The conformation of circular DNA molecules of various lengths adsorbed in a 2D conformation on a mica surface is studied. The results confirm the conjecture that the critical exponent $\nu$ is topologically invariant and equal to the SAW value (in the present case $\nu=3/4$), and that the topology and dimensionality of the system strongly influences the cross-over between the rigid regime and the self-avoiding regime at a scale $L\approx 8 \ell_p$. Additionally, the bond correlation function scales with the molecular length $L$ as predicted. For molecular lengths $L\leq5 \ell_p$, circular DNA behaves like a stiff molecule with approximately elliptic shape. Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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