Triplet (π,π*) reactivity of the guanine-cytosine DNA base pair: Benign deactivation versus double tautomerization via intermolecular hydrogen transfer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 40, 2004, Pages 12770-12771

  Blancafort, Lluís ^a   Bertran, Joan ^b   Sodupe, Mariona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA BASE; GUANINE; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; HYDROGEN BOND; IONIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 5644247374     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja048230r     Document Type: Article

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