Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Dec 9;131(48):17557-9. doi: 10.1021/ja9076364.
Isotope effects on the excited-state dynamics of single- and double-stranded GC-containing DNAs were studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. A pronounced deuterium isotope effect was observed in alternating d(GC)(9).d(GC)(9), but none was seen in the nonalternating or single-stranded variations investigated. These findings demonstrate that an interstrand process involving proton-coupled electron transfer contributes to the excited-state dynamics in DNAs having an appropriate base sequence.
通过飞秒瞬态吸收光谱研究了含单链和双链 GC 的 DNA 在激发态动力学上的同位素效应。在交替的 d(GC)(9).d(GC)(9) 中观察到明显的氘同位素效应,但在研究的非交替或单链变化中则没有观察到。这些发现表明,涉及质子耦合电子转移的链间过程有助于具有适当碱基序列的 DNA 的激发态动力学。