Using a one-dimensional lattice applied to the thermodynamic study of DNA
In this work it is analyzed a one-dimensional lattice which is composed by mass-spring systems with one additional Rosen-Morse potential on site. This kind of lattice is used to study thermodynamic properties of DNA, especially its thermal denaturation. On the context of this work, the Rosen-Morse p...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of physics. Conference series 2010-09, Vol.246 (1), p.012037 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this work it is analyzed a one-dimensional lattice which is composed by mass-spring systems with one additional Rosen-Morse potential on site. This kind of lattice is used to study thermodynamic properties of DNA, especially its thermal denaturation. On the context of this work, the Rosen-Morse potential simulates hydrogen bonds between double strands of the molecule. From the graphic of the average stretching of base pairs versus temperature it is possible to observe the thermal denaturation of the system. This result shows that it is possible to obtain phase transition with an asymmetric potential without an infinite barrier. |
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ISSN: | 1742-6596 1742-6588 1742-6596 |
DOI: | 10.1088/1742-6596/246/1/012037 |