Direct observation of hole transfer through DNA by hopping between adenine bases and by tunnelling

Nature

Volumn 412, Issue 6844, 2001, Pages 318-320

  Giese, B ^a   Amaudrut, J ^a   Kohler A K ^a   Spormann, M ^a   Wessely, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION;

HOPPING REACTION;

DNA;

ADENINE; DNA; DNA BASE;

DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENINE; DNA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GUANINE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0035913290     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35085542     Document Type: Article

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