Biophysics of Dna

This book surveys the last sixty years of research in the rapidly advancing field of DNA biophysics, addressing key questions and facilitating further research.

List of contents

Preface; 1. DNA structures; 2. Conformational transitions; 3. Equilibrium large-scale conformational properties of DNA; 4. DNA dynamics; 5. DNA-protein interaction; 6. Circular DNA; Index.

About the author

Alexander Vologodskii began his research career as a theorist, pioneering theoretical studies of knots and links in circular DNA and designing statistical mechanical models and computational methods to predict the appearance of alternative structures in supercoiled DNA. He later ran a research lab at New York University, where he made important contributions to topics related to DNA topology and supercoiling, DNA topoisomerases, and to the physics of DNA bending.

Summary

Designed to enable students and researchers of molecular biology, biochemistry and physics to better understand the biophysics of DNA, this text surveys the very latest research. The author integrates theoretical and experimental approaches, emphasizing the importance of quantitative knowledge of physical properties in building and analyzing models of DNA functioning.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Vologodskii, Alexander (New York University) Vologodskii, Vologodskii Alexander
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107034938
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03493-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, Physics, Biophysics, Genetics (non-medical), Mathematics & science, Computational biology / bioinformatics