Excess electron transport through DNA: A single electron repairs more than one UV-induced lesion

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1848-1851

  Giese, Bernd ^a   Carl, Barbara ^a   Carl, Thomas ^a   Carell, Thomas ^b   Behrens, Christoph ^b   Hennecke, Ulrich ^b   Schiemann, Olav ^c   Feresin, Emiliano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Electron transfer; ESR spectroscopy; Nucleotides; Radical ions

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; SINGLE ELECTRON; THYMINE DIMER;

DNA;

DNA; NUCLEOSIDE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPAIR; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 4344593471     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200353264     Document Type: Article

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