New Quantum Water Model helps find stable ss DNA conformation in solution
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
ss DNA Molecular dynamics trajectory using the latest Quantum force field helps to find a perfectly stable conformation of the biomolecule in solution. The outcome of the simulation is very reasonable, given the fact that ss DNA (such as telomers) tend indeed to form such loops (see the Figure on the right). The Figure shows the structure of a DNA quadruplex formed by telomere repeats. The conformation of the DNA backbone diverges significantly from the typical helical structure
