title: Monte Carlo simulation of DNA electrophoresis.
abstract: This paper describes an attempt to study the electrophoresis mobility of a DNA molecule in a gel by means of a Monte Carlo simulation. We find that the electrophoresis mobility mu can be well described by the empirical equation mu v kappa 1/N + kappa 2E2 with N being the number of monomers of the model chain and E being the applied field. For small E the data can merge into the linear response result mu = kappa 1/N. The paper also discusses necessary extensions of the present approach.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physik, Universität Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batoulis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pistoor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Frisch
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D005782:Gels; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D004247:DNA