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The torsional modulus C of DNA is determined from the difference between the work of stretching a single overwound molecule and the work done stretching one underwound by the same number of turns. The value obtained C/k B T = 86 ± 10 nm is within the range (75 ± 25 nm) estimated by more indirect methods
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Strick, T.R., Bensimon, D., Croquette, V. (1999). Micro-Mechanical Measurement of the Torsional Modulus of DNA. In: Bradbury, E.M., Pongor, S. (eds) Structural Biology and Functional Genomics. NATO Science Series, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4631-9_5
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