Physics

Different stability of RNA secondary and tertiary structures

E. Sh. Mamasakhlisov

Chair of the Molecular Physics YSU, Armenia

Abstract: The goal of this article is to clarify contribution of the chain entropy in stability of RNA secondary and tertiary structures. The Hamiltonian of the model includes relevant interactions explicitly. We show that different stability of secondary and tertiary structures governed by chain entropy rather than energy of interaction.

Keywords: RNA, folding, entropy.

Received: 27.07.2009
Accepted: 01.09.2009

Language: English