Reinterpretation of the UV spectrum of cytosine: Only two electronic transitions?

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 10, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1603-1606

  Tajti, Attila ^a   Fogarasi, Géza ^a   Szalay, Péter G ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Cytosine; DNA damage; Excited states; UV Vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DICHROISM; EXCITED STATES; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CYTOSINE; DNA DAMAGES; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL STUDIES; UV/ VIS SPECTROSCOPY; VERTICAL EXCITATION; VERTICAL EXCITATION ENERGY;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CYTOSINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CYTOSINE; ELECTRONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 67650066671     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900244     Document Type: Article

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