Guanine Radicals Generated in Telomeric G-Quadruplexes by Direct Absorption of Low-Energy UV Photons: Effect of Potassium Ions

The study deals with the primary species, ejected electrons, and guanine radicals, leading to oxidative damage, that is generated in four-stranded DNA structures (guanine quadruplexes) following photo-ionization by low-energy UV radiation. Performed by nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy wi...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Balanikas, Akos Banyasz, Gérard Baldacchino, Dimitra Markovitsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/9/2094