Photoinduced Phenomena in Nucleic Acids II

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Electronic Excitation Processes in Single-Strand and Double-Strand DNA: A Computational Approach

   • Felix Plasser, Adélia J. A. Aquino, Hans Lischka, Dana Nachtigallová

   Pages 1-37

3. Excited States in DNA Strands Investigated by Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy

   • Jinquan Chen, Yuyuan Zhang, Bern Kohler

   Pages 39-87

4. Computational Modeling of Photoexcitation in DNA Single and Double Strands

   • You Lu, Zhenggang Lan, Walter Thiel

   Pages 89-122

5. Photosynthesis and Photo-Stability of Nucleic Acids in Prebiotic Extraterrestrial Environments

   • Scott A. Sandford, Partha P. Bera, Timothy J. Lee, Christopher K. Materese, Michel Nuevo

   Pages 123-164

6. Photoinduced Charge-Separation in DNA

   • Kiyohiko Kawai, Tetsuro Majima

   Pages 165-182

7. Electronic Excitations in Guanine Quadruplexes

   • Pascale Changenet-Barret, Ying Hua, Dimitra Markovitsi

   Pages 183-201

8. Physiological Aspects of UV-Excitation of DNA

   • Richa, Rajeshwar P. Sinha, Donat-P. Häder

   Pages 203-248

9. Solar UV Radiation-Induced DNA Bipyrimidine Photoproducts: Formation and Mechanistic Insights

   • Jean Cadet, André Grand, Thierry Douki

   Pages 249-275

10. Back Matter

    Pages 277-280

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The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Readership: research chemists at universities or in industry, graduate students.

• Charge-Seperation in DNA
• DNA Bipyrimide
• DNA Photoproducts
• Excited States in DNA
• Guanine Quadruplexes
• Photoexitation in DNA
• Photostability of Nucleic Acids
• Photosynthesis of Nucleic Acids
• Prebiotic Extraterrestrial Environments
• Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy

• Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

  Mario Barbatti

• Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  Antonio Carlos Borin

• Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Susanne Ullrich

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