Proton transfer in adenine-thymine radical cation embedded in B-form DNA

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1403-1407

  Kinz Thompson, Colin ^a   Conwell, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical Chemistry

Indexed keywords

ADENINE-THYMINE; BASE PAIRS; BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; FUNCTION OF TIME; RADICAL CATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

HYDRATION; POSITIVE IONS;

PROTON TRANSFER;

EID: 77952019820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100214h     Document Type: Article

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