Ethylene glycol solution-induced DNA conformational transitions*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11635003, 11025524, and 11161130520), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB832903), and the European Commissions 7th Framework Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES) (Grant No. 269131).

Zhang Nan1, Li Ming-Ru2, Zhang Feng-Shou1, 2, 3, †
       

(color online) The spatial density functions of water around one ethylene glycol molecule in (a) 20%, (b) 40%, (c) 60%, and (d) 80% ethylene glycol solvents. The scale of the isosurface is the relative density of water. The red, yellow, and blue represent oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen atom, respectively.