The dynamics of the DNA denaturation transition

Autor:	van Erp, Titus S., Peyrard, Michel
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Physics - Biological Physics Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1209/0295-5075/98/48004
Popis:	The dynamics of the DNA denaturation is studied using the Peyrard-Bishop-Dauxois model. The denaturation rate of double stranded polymers decreases exponentially as function of length below the denaturation temperature. Above Tc, the rate shows a minimum, but then increases as function of length. We also examine the influence of sequence and solvent friction. Molecules having the same number of weak and strong base-pairs can have significantly different opening rates depending on the order of base-pairs. Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Europhysics Letters
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.5585 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv