Buy article online - an online subscription or single-article purchase is required to access this article.
Download citation
Download citation
link to html
We have measured the static form factor of superhelical DNA by SANS in dilute aqueous solution as a function of salt concentration. Theoretical static form factors were calculated by Monte Carlo simulations. Simulated and measured form factors are in very good agreement and can be interpreted in terms of the superhelix diameter, which decreases from (16.0±0.9) nm at 10 mM to (9.0±0.7) nm at 100 mM Na+ concentration. This result contradicts a lateral collapse of the DNA superhelix in physiological salt concentrations as recently found by cryo-electron microscopy.

Subscribe to Journal of Applied Crystallography

The full text of this article is available to subscribers to the journal.

If you have already registered and are using a computer listed in your registration details, please email support@iucr.org for assistance.

Buy online

You may purchase this article in PDF and/or HTML formats. For purchasers in the European Community who do not have a VAT number, VAT will be added at the local rate. Payments to the IUCr are handled by WorldPay, who will accept payment by credit card in several currencies. To purchase the article, please complete the form below (fields marked * are required), and then click on `Continue'.
E-mail address* 
Repeat e-mail address* 
(for error checking) 

Format*   PDF (US $40)
In order for VAT to be shown for your country javascript needs to be enabled.

VAT number 
(non-UK EC countries only) 
Country* 
 

Terms and conditions of use
Contact us

Follow J. Appl. Cryst.
Sign up for e-alerts
Follow J. Appl. Cryst. on Twitter
Follow us on facebook
Sign up for RSS feeds