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) (a) The spatial density functions of ethylene glycol molecules around DNA in ethylene glycol solvents. (b) The spatial density functions of water molecules around DNA in ethylene glycol solvents. (c) The spatial density functions of Na+ around DNA in ethylene glycol solvents.