Photochemistry and Dynamics of Base Pairs

Samoylova, Elena; Smith, Valoris Reid; Ritze, H.‐H.; Radloff, W.; Hertel, I. V.; Schultz, Thomas

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“…The transfer can occur prior to ionization in the neutral excited states or after ionization in the cation. Hydrogen transfer in the neutral excited state would drastically affect the pump−probe photoelectron spectrum and the excited-state dynamics as observed previously in the base pair model aminopyridine dimer. ,,, Our data show no evidence for this process (see ref and our discussion of electron spectra and dynamics below). Proton transfer and fragmentation in the ion, however, has also been suggested for the radical cation of cytosine−guanine base pairs and may have important implications for DNA damage by ionizing radiation …”

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Electronic Structure of Adenine and Thymine Base Pairs Studied by Femtosecond Electron−Ion Coincidence Spectroscopy

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