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We have measured the 31P and 1H NMR parameters of fractionated double-stranded DNA fragments 600, 300, and 150 base pairs long. The results indicate that, inside an intact double helix, both the deoxyribose and the sugar-phosphate backbone of the helix fluctuate substantially from their equilibrium geometry. The time constant for those coupled motions is of the order of 1 nsec.
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Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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