1: Biochim Biophys Acta  1984 May 15;782(1):87-93 

Dynamics of Z-form DNA.

Ashikawa I, Kinosita K Jr, Ikegami A.

The torsional and bending rigidities of Z-form DNA have been studied by
nanosecond fluorescence anisotropy measurements of intercalated ethidium. The
results suggested that Z-form DNA was considerably more flexible than B-form
DNA. We have investigated the temperature dependence of the rigidity of B- and
Z-form DNA and found that the temperature dependence of the torsional rigidity
of Z-form DNA was remarkably lower than that of B-form DNA.

PMID: 6722160 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]