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Solitary Wave Propagation in Deoxyribonucleic Acid Double Helices |
ZHANG Ling-yun1;SUN Hong2 |
1Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
2Department of Modern Applied Physics, Center of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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ZHANG Ling-yun, SUN Hong 1998 Chin. Phys. Lett. 15 846-848 |
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Abstract A solitary wave propagation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double helices has been discussed. The stretch of the hydrogen bonds is considered as a nonlinear chain with cubic and quartic potential. The solitary wave solution can be obtained by using a homogeneous balance method. The characteristic parameters of solitary wave, such as the stretch amplitude and width are estimated. It is shown that the conformational transitions from B-DNA to A-DNA can occur in a certain condition.
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Published: 01 November 1998
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