Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer in DNA: A Process that Occurs on the Nanosecond Timescale

Triplet-triplet electronic energy transfer in polyA-polyT DNA sequences was studied by using semiempirical quantum-chemical methods coupled to classical molecular-dynamics simulations. Triplet excited states in DNA were found to be almost completely localized on single nucleobases; the characteristi...

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Autores: Curutchet Barat, Carles E., Voityuk, Alexander A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/175477
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/175477
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transferència d'energia
ADN
Càlculs numèrics
Energy transfer
DNA
Numerical calculations
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Sumario:Triplet-triplet electronic energy transfer in polyA-polyT DNA sequences was studied by using semiempirical quantum-chemical methods coupled to classical molecular-dynamics simulations. Triplet excited states in DNA were found to be almost completely localized on single nucleobases; the characteristic time for their migration along the A-A and T-T stacks (see picture) was found to be 0.8 and 6.4 ns.