Biopolym. Cell. 1989; 5(6):32-39.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0000F4
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Theoretical studies in low-frequency vibrations of DNA macromolecules
1Volkov S. N., 2Kosevich A. M., 1, 3Wainreb G. E.
  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kiev, USSR
  2. Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kharkov, USSR
  3. Provisional Research Collective "Otklik"
    Kiev, USSR

Abstract

The theoretical investigation of low-frequency dynamics of DNA macromolecules is theoretically studied taking into account the hydrogen bond stretching in base pairs, the backbone flexibility and intranucleoside mobility. The structure of low-frequency macro-molecule vibration spectrum is determined. Using the theoretical results obtained and their correlation with DNA Raman spectra the interpretation of the set of experimental data is presented.
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