A hitherto unknown stability of DNA basepairs†
Daly
Davis 
a
and
Y.
Sajeev
*b
a
and
Y.
Sajeev
*b
Abstract
The resonance capture of ubiquitous very low energy electrons (vLEEs) into the π* orbitals of nucleobases is a potential doorway to DNA damage. Our ab initio quantum chemical calculations reveal a possible protection function, which is specific to the complementary basepairing, against such vLEE induced DNA damage.
Please wait while we load your content...
