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Dynamics of the Delocalized Charges of a Radical Anion in A⋅T DNA Duplexes
Author(s) -
Yamagami Ryuhei,
Kobayashi Kazuo,
Tagawa Seiichi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200902080
Subject(s) - delocalized electron , microsecond , unpaired electron , ion , charge (physics) , chemistry , electron , adduct , electron transfer , transient (computer programming) , dna , photochemistry , chemical physics , crystallography , physics , optics , quantum mechanics , computer science , biochemistry , organic chemistry , operating system
Gone in the blink of any eye : The transient spectrum of the electron adducts of A⋅T pairs initially obtained shows that the unpaired electron is localized to the A site (see picture). Subsequently charge transfer from transients (A⋅T) .− to T .− occurs over the time range of microseconds.