DNA supercoil

DNA supercoil
DNA超螺旋

Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.

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  • DNA supercoil — Supercoiled structure of circular DNA molecules with low writhe. Note that the helical nature of the DNA duplex is omitted for clarity …   Wikipedia

  • Supercoil — Supercoiling eines ringförmigen DNA Moleküls Supercoiled Struktur eines linearen DNA Moleküls …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • DNA — For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. For other uses, see DNA (disambiguation). The structure of the DNA double helix. The atoms in the structure are colour coded by element and the detailed structure of two …   Wikipedia

  • DNA topology — is the focus of an interdiscipline between molecular biology and mathematics and as a term refers to DNA supercoiling, knotting and catenation. More simply put, DNA topology studies the shape and path of the DNA helix in three dimensional space.… …   Wikipedia

  • supercoil — su·per·coil sü pər .kȯi(ə)l n a double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting in the same direction as or in the opposite direction from the turns in the original helix called also superhelix supercoil vb * * * su·per·coil… …   Medical dictionary

  • DNA-Doppelhelix — Animiertes Strukturmodell einer DNA Helix in B Konformation. Die Stickstoff (blau) enthaltenden Nukleinbasen liegen waagrecht zwischen zwei Rückgratsträngen, welche sehr reich an Sauerstoff (rot) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • supercoil — 1. noun A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight. See Also: supercoiling 2. verb To twist circular DNA into a supercoil …   Wiktionary

  • supercoil — The conformation of a double stranded DNA molecule placed under torsional stress as a result of interactions with proteins. The stress is accommodated by a twist imposed on the duplex. A left handed supercoil favours unwinding of the double… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • supercoil — noun Date: 1965 a double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting in the same or in the opposite direction as the turns in the original helix • supercoil verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supercoil — ˈsüpə(r)ˌ noun Etymology: super + coil (III) : a double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting either in the same or in the opposite direction as the turns in the original helix • supercoil ¦süpə(r)ˌ verb …   Useful english dictionary

  • supercoil — su•per•coil [[t]ˈsu pərˌkɔɪl[/t]] n. biochem. gen a twist formed by intertwining strands of DNA or by protein chains • Etymology: 1965–70 su′per•coiled , adj …   From formal English to slang

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