Elementary lesions in DNA subunits: Electron, hydrogen atom, proton, and hydride transfers

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 563-572

  Lyngdoh, Richard H Duncan ^a   Schaefer III, Henry F ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROGEN; NUCLEOSIDE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIZING RADIATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

BASE PAIRING; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN; NUCLEOSIDES; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 66449088009     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800077q     Document Type: Article

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