On the effect of low-energy electron induced DNA strand break in aqueous solution: A theoretical study indicating guanine as a weak link in DNA

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 12254-12255

  Schyman, Patric ^a   Laaksonen, Aatto ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANOSINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; GAS; GEOMETRY; IONIZING RADIATION; KINETICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

5'-GUANYLIC ACID; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONS; GUANINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 51949116241     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja805000g     Document Type: Article

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