Biomolecular damage induced by ionizing radiation: the direct and indirect effects of low-energy electrons on DNA

E Alizadeh, TM Orlando, L Sanche - Annual review of physical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Many experimental and theoretical advances have recently allowed the study of direct and
indirect effects of low-energy electrons (LEEs) on DNA damage. In an effort to explain how …

How do low-energy (0.1− 2 eV) electrons cause DNA-strand breaks?

J Simons - Accounts of chemical research, 2006 - ACS Publications
We overview our recent theoretical predictions and the innovative experimental findings that
inspired us concerning the mechanisms by which very low-energy (0.1− 2 eV) free electrons …

Dissociative electron attachment to DNA

X Pan, P Cloutier, D Hunting, L Sanche - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
Electron-stimulated desorption of anions from thin films of linear and supercoiled DNA is
investigated in the range 3–20 eV. Resonant structures are observed with maxima at …

Electron impact dissociation of oxygen-containing molecules–A critical review

JW McConkey, CP Malone, PV Johnson, C Winstead… - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
The dissociation of a wide range of oxygen-containing molecules following impact with
electrons of carefully controlled energy is critically reviewed. Molecules considered range …

Low-energy electron damage to condensed-phase DNA and its constituents

Y Gao, Y Zheng, L Sanche - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The complex physical and chemical reactions between the large number of low-energy (0–
30 eV) electrons (LEEs) released by high energy radiation interacting with genetic material …

Electron scattering from molecules and molecular aggregates of biological relevance

JD Gorfinkiel, S Ptasinska - … of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In this Topical Review we survey the current state of the art in the study of low
energy electron collisions with biologically relevant molecules and molecular clusters. We …

From isolated molecules through clusters and condensates to the building blocks of life

I Bald, J Langer, P Tegeder, O Ingólfsson - International Journal of Mass …, 2008 - Elsevier
Electron attachment processes in isolated molecules in the gas phase, in clusters and in
molecules condensed on surfaces are reviewed, and a special section is dedicated to …

[图书][B] Multiscale modeling of complex molecular structure and dynamics with MBN explorer

IA Solov'yov, AV Korol, AV Solov'yov - 2017 - Springer
MesoBioNano (MBN) Explorer is a multi-purpose software package for advanced multiscale
simulations of complex molecular structure and dynamics. It has many unique features and a …

Dissociative electron attachment to furan, tetrahydrofuran, and fructose

P Sulzer, S Ptasinska, F Zappa, B Mielewska… - The Journal of …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
We study dissociative electron attachment to furan (FN)(C 4 H 4 O)⁠, tetrahydrofuran
(THF)(C 4 H 8 O)⁠, and fructose (FRU)(C 6 H 12 O 6) using crossed electron/molecular …

Interactions between low energy electrons and DNA: a perspective from first-principles simulations

J Kohanoff, M McAllister, GA Tribello… - Journal of Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
DNA damage caused by irradiation has been studied for many decades. Such studies allow
us to better assess the dangers posed by radiation, and to increase the efficiency of the …