Electron spin resonance and electron nuclear double resonance study of X-irradiated deoxyadenosine: Proton transfer behavior of primary ionic radicals

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-86

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

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYADENOSINE; DEOXYRIBOSE; PROTON; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMOSTABILITY; X IRRADIATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

DEOXYADENOSINES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTONS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031973837     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579684     Document Type: Article

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