Photoionization of DNA and RNA bases, nucleosides and nucleotides through a combination of one- and two-photon pathways upon 266 nm nanosecond laser excitation

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-267

  Crespo Hernández, Carlos E ^a   Arce, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RNA; ION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; IONIZATION; LASER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

DNA; IONS; LASERS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTONS; RNA;

EID: 0036731114     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0259:PODARB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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