EVALUATION OF THE FORCE CONSTANTS
OF A DNA MOLECULE USING ITS MODEL
IN THE FORM OF COIL SPRINGS 
V. B. Nemtsov and A. N. Kamlyuk

UDC 536.758

An analysis of the force coupling constants used in 
the models of a DNA macromolecule is made. Expressions for evaluation 
of the flexural and torsional rigidity of the macromolecule skeleton 
which are based on one mole and on a pair of bases are provided. For 
the first time, analytical formulas to calculate the force coupling 
constants are given.

Belarusian State Technological University, Minsk, Belarus. 
Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 74, No. 5, 
pp. 146-152, September-October, 2001. Original article submitted 
December 7, 2000.

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