Influence of base stacking geometry on the nature of excited states in G-quadruplexes: A time-dependent DFT study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3697-3705

  Lech, Christopher J ^a   Phan, Anh Tuân ^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

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EXCITONS; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POSITIVE IONS; SEPARATION;

CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; COHERENT EXCITATIONS; ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATE; EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES; EXCITON DELOCALIZATION; EXCITON LOCALIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION;

EXCITED STATES;

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

BASE PAIRING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME;

BASE PAIRING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; G-QUADRUPLEXES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84924071754     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512767j     Document Type: Article

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