On the efficiency of hole and electron transfer from the hydration layer to DNA: An EPR study of crystalline DNA X-irradiated at 4 K

Radiation Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-170

  Debije, Michael G ^a   Strickler, Michael D ^a   Bernhard, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDRATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X IRRADIATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033865318     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)154[0163:OTEOHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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