Biopolym. Cell. 1990; 6(4):48-51.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00027C
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Differential melting curves of DNA: reliability of extrema
1, 2Vardevanyan P. O., 2Karapetyan A. T., 1Terzikyan G. A., 1Vardapetyan R. R., 1Danielyan E. A.
  1. Yerevan State University, Department of Molecular Physics and Biophysics,
    Yerevan, USSR
  2. Kirovokan State Pedagogical Institute
    Kirovokan, USSR

Abstract

A method is suggested which permits revealing extrema on the differential melting curves which are strongly determined by experimental data. The only condition for the method is the existence of the second differential of the initial integral melting curve.
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