A theoretical model for predicting intrinsic and induced DNA superstructures as well as their
thermodynamic properties is presented. Intrinsic sequence-dependent superstructures are
evaluated by integrating local deviations from the canonical B-DNA of the different
dinucleotide steps. Induced superstructures are obtained by adopting the principle of
minimum deformation free energy, evaluated in the Fourier space, in the framework of first-
order elasticity. Finally dinucleotide stacking energies and melting temperatures are …