How stable are the mutagenic tautomers of DNA bases?

Biopolymers and Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-76

  Brovarets, O O ^a,b   Hovorun, D M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Ukraine)

^b TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

DNA bases; Intramolecular proton transfer; Mutagenic tautomers; Quantum chemical calculations; The lifetime

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPLICATION; HYDROGEN BOND; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77949390046     PISSN: 02337657     EISSN: 19936842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7124/bc.000147     Document Type: Article

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