Measurement of the Phase Diagram of DNA Unzipping in the Temperature- Force Plane

Details Measurement of the Phase Diagram of DNA Unzipping in the Temperature- Force Plane Measurement of the Phase Diagram of DNA Unzipping in the Temperature- Force Plane

2003-10-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0310633v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

17 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.078101

We separate double stranded lambda phage DNA by applying a fixed force at a constant temperature ranging from 15C to 50C, and measure the minimum force required to separate the two strands, providing the first experimental determination of the phase boundary between single stranded DNA and double stranded DNA in the temperature- force plane. The measurements also offer information on the free energy of dsDNA at temperatures where dsDNA does not thermally denature in the absence of force. While parts of the phase diagram can be explained using existing models and free energy parameters, others deviate significantly. Possible reasons for the deviations between theory and experiment are considered.

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