Issue 93, 2020

A hitherto unknown stability of DNA basepairs

Abstract

The resonance capture of ubiquitous very low energy electrons (vLEEs) into the π* orbitals of nucleobases is a potential doorway to DNA damage. Our ab initio quantum chemical calculations reveal a possible protection function, which is specific to the complementary basepairing, against such vLEE induced DNA damage.

Graphical abstract: A hitherto unknown stability of DNA basepairs

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Oct 2020
Accepted
28 Oct 2020
First published
29 Oct 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 14625-14628

A hitherto unknown stability of DNA basepairs

D. Davis and Y. Sajeev, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 14625 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC06641A

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