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Two‐Color Two‐Laser DNA Damaging
Author(s) -
Kawai Kiyohiko,
Cai Xichen,
Sugimoto Akira,
Tojo Sachiko,
Fujitsuka Mamoru,
Majima Tetsuro
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353318
Subject(s) - laser , photosensitizer , pulse (music) , dna , optics , materials science , chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , photochemistry , biochemistry , detector
A combination of two‐color pulses allows a high DNA‐damaging efficiency. The first laser pulse is applied to produce Sens .− and DNA .+ , and the second laser pulse causes the ejection of an electron from Sens .− , thus making the reaction irreversible. Sens=photosensitizer.