Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5374592 | Chemical Physics | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Nuclear reorganization of DNA base pairs accompanying charge transfer reaction in DNA is quantum mechanical. ⺠Quantum effects reduce activation energy of charge transfer between GC and AT pairs. ⺠Theory expectations of reduced activation energy agree with the experiment qualitatively.
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Authors
Sarah L. Tesar, John M. III, Arkady A. Kurnosov, Alexander L. Burin,