Radiation damage to DNA base pairs. II. Paramagnetic resonance studies of 1-methyluracil·9-Ethyladenine complex crystals X-irradiated at 10 K

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-127

  Sagstuen, Einar ^a   Hole, Eli O ^a   Nelson, William H ^b   Close, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLURACIL; 1 METHYLURACIL 9 ETHYLADENINE; 9 ETHYLADENINE; DNA BASE; FREE RADICAL; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION INJURY; REDUCTION; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031882167     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579920     Document Type: Article

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