| Literature DB >> 16089778 |
E Goshen1, W Z Zhao, G Carmon, S Rosen, R Granek, M Feingold.
Abstract
The relaxation of a single DNA molecule is studied. The experimental system consists of optical tweezers and a micron-sized bead that is tethered to the bottom of the sample by a single double-stranded DNA molecule. The bead slows down the DNA relaxation from a strongly stretched configuration such that it is passing through stretched equilibrium states. This allows for a theoretical description of the relaxation trajectory, which is in good agreement with experiment.Mesh:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16089778 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.061920
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys ISSN: 1539-3755