TY  - JOUR
AU  - Allahyarov, E.
AU  - Löwen, H.
AU  - Gompper, G.
TI  - DNA condensation, redissolution and mesocrystals induced by tetravalent counterions
JO  - epl
VL  - 68
SN  - 0295-5075
CY  - Les Ulis
PB  - EDP Sciences
M1  - PreJuSER-38487
SP  - 894 - 900
PY  - 2004
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - The distance-resolved effective interaction potential between two parallel DNA molecules is calculated by computer simulations with explicit tetravalent counterions and monovalent salt. Adding counterions first yields an attractive minimum in the potential at short distances which then disappears in favor of a shallower minimum at larger separations. The resulting phase diagram includes a DNA condensation and redissolution transition and a stable mesocrystal with an intermediate lattice constant for high counterion concentration.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000226508000021
DO  - DOI:10.1209/epl/i2004-10272-8
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/38487
ER  -