A guanine-linked end-effect is a sensitive reporter of charge flow through DNA and RNA double helices

Biochimie

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1064-1073

  Bergeron, Lucien Junior ^a   Sen, Kaushiki ^a   Sen, Dipankar ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aniline; Anthraquinone; Charge transfer; Double strand DNA and RNA cleavage; Electron hole

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GUANINE; NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FLOW RATE; MISMATCH REPAIR; OXIDATION;

ADENINE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; ELECTRONS; GUANINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA;

EID: 45849101279     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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