Electron-hole transfer in G-quadruplexes with different tetrad stacking geometries: A combined QM and MD study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 9851-9856

  Lech, Christopher J ^a   Phan, Anh Tuaîn ^a   Michel Beyerle, Maria Elisabeth ^a   Voityuk, Alexander A ^b,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK PROPERTIES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTRON HOLE MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; FOLDING PATTERNS; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MOLECULAR ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

GEOMETRY; HOLE MOBILITY; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POSITIVE IONS; QUANTUM THEORY; WIRE;

DNA SEQUENCES;

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84883441139     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404788t     Document Type: Article

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