Propagation of elastic waves in DNA

The mathematical analyses of longitudinal and torsional elastic waves transmitted along DNA molecule undergoing Brownian motion in solution are presented. Longitudinal vibrations in DNA are shown to be responsible for drug intercalation and breathing. The near neighbor exclusion mode of drug interca...

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Main Authors: Sunil Mukherjee, Saumyendra Nath Sarkar, Probhas Raychaudhuri, Sunil Kumar Mazumdar
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1983-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000654
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author Sunil Mukherjee
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description The mathematical analyses of longitudinal and torsional elastic waves transmitted along DNA molecule undergoing Brownian motion in solution are presented. Longitudinal vibrations in DNA are shown to be responsible for drug intercalation and breathing. The near neighbor exclusion mode of drug intercalation is explained. Torsional oscillations in DNA are shown to be responsible for conformation transitions from a right handed to a left handed form, depending on sequence specificity in high salt concentration.
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spelling doaj-art-dec25640ec0f493faf5a4ff3ba4609092025-08-20T02:21:20ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251983-01-016476778110.1155/S0161171283000654Propagation of elastic waves in DNASunil Mukherjee0Saumyendra Nath Sarkar1Probhas Raychaudhuri2Sunil Kumar Mazumdar3Department of Physics, Biophysics Section, University of Calcutta, Calcutta 700 009, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Biophysics Section, University of Calcutta, Calcutta 700 009, IndiaDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University, Calcutta 700 009, IndiaCrystallograph and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta 700 009, IndiaThe mathematical analyses of longitudinal and torsional elastic waves transmitted along DNA molecule undergoing Brownian motion in solution are presented. Longitudinal vibrations in DNA are shown to be responsible for drug intercalation and breathing. The near neighbor exclusion mode of drug intercalation is explained. Torsional oscillations in DNA are shown to be responsible for conformation transitions from a right handed to a left handed form, depending on sequence specificity in high salt concentration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000654stochastic differential equationsdrug intercalation within DNA moleculeDNA breathinghandedness of DNA.
spellingShingle Sunil Mukherjee
Saumyendra Nath Sarkar
Probhas Raychaudhuri
Sunil Kumar Mazumdar
Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
stochastic differential equations
drug intercalation within DNA molecule
DNA breathing
handedness of DNA.
title Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
title_full Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
title_fullStr Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
title_full_unstemmed Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
title_short Propagation of elastic waves in DNA
title_sort propagation of elastic waves in dna
topic stochastic differential equations
drug intercalation within DNA molecule
DNA breathing
handedness of DNA.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000654
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