The photophysics and photochemistry of DNA is of great importance due to the potential
damage of the genetic code by UV light. Quantum mechanical studies have played a key …

Photophysical investigations of the canonical nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA
during the past 15 years have revealed that excited states formed by the absorption of UV …

The prebiotic replication of DNA and RNA is a complex interplay between chemistry and the
environment. Factors that have direct and indirect effects on prebiotic chemistry include …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a leading external hazard to the integrity of DNA. Exposure to UV
radiation triggers a cascade of chemical reactions, and many molecular products …

The dynamics of excited electronic states in self-assembled structures formed between silver
(I) ions and cytosine-containing DNA strands or monomeric cytosine derivatives were …

Absorption of UV-radiation in nucleotides initiates a number of photophysical and
photochemical processes, which may finally cause DNA damage. One major decay channel …

The T–T photodimerization paths leading to the formation of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer
(CPD) and 6–4 pyrimidine pyrimidone (64‐PP), the two main DNA photolesions, have been …

Understanding the sequence-dependent DNA damage formation requires probing a
complete pool of sequences over a wide dose range of the damage-causing exposure. We …

The excited-state dynamics of three distinct forms of the d (GC) 9· d (GC) 9 DNA duplex were
studied by combined time-resolved infrared experiments and quantum mechanical …

Absorption of ultraviolet (UV) radiation can trigger a variety of photophysical and
photochemical reactions in nucleic acids. In the prebiotic era, on the surface of the early …