DNA Lesion Models (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

DNA Lesion Models

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Models showing the steric hinderance between different lesions (colored yellow and turquoise)and DNA. Steric hinderance causes double helix destabilization and refers to the degree of crowding between different atoms.

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New York University

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