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On the Photochemistry of Purine Nucleobases
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We present R2PI spectra of a series of purine nucleobases, nucleosides, and related derivatives, including adenine, guanine, guanosine, 2-aminopurine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 9-ethyladenine, and 9-methylguanine. We compare the results with models involving two interacting excited states, which have been proposed to explain the short excited-state lifetime of most nucleobases. The amino group in the 2 position appears to have a strong effect on the excited-state potentials, as does any substitution in the 9 position. This explains the very different fluorescence characteristics of 2-aminopurine, but it raises new questions concerning the short lifetime of guanine in solution.
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- Authors
- Nir, E., Kleinermanns, K., Grace, L., & de Vries, M. S.
- Venue
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2001-05-01
- Volume
- 105
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 5106-5110
- ISSN
- 1089-5639 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5215
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- W2134062899
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- 172
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- 8.25
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- journal article
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- en
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