Direct observation of ultrafast-electron-transfer reactions unravels high effectiveness of reductive DNA damage

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 11778-11783

  Nguyena, Jenny ^a   Maa, Yuhan ^a   Luoa, Ting ^a   Bristowb, Robert G ^b,c   Jaffrayc, David A ^b,c   Lua, Qing Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Cancer; Femtobiology; Radiobiology; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BACTERIAL DNA; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; WATER;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

BIOPHYSICS; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 79961078491     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1104367108     Document Type: Article

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