Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1994 · 44 citations · 5 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryChemistryNucleic Acid BiochemistryNucleic Acid ChemistrySpectroscopyDna ChemistryDna StructureNon-photochemical QuenchingOligonucleotide ChemistryOxygen EffectPhotochemistryDna PhotodamageNucleobase PhotochemistryPhotodamagePyrimidine ChemistrySinglet Oxygen GenerationSinglet Oxygen QuenchingTriplet State ChemistryTriplet State Photochemistry
Singlet oxygen quantum yields from the triplet excited states of DNA, nucleotides, dinucleosides, purine and pyrimidine bases in solution have been determined—for guanine-containing moieties no singlet oxyge was detected, and possible implications pertaining to DNA photodamage are discussed.
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