Why are DNA and protein electron transfer so different?
DN Beratan - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The corpus of electron transfer (ET) theory provides considerable power to describe the
kinetics and dynamics of electron flow at the nanoscale. How is it, then, that nucleic acid …
kinetics and dynamics of electron flow at the nanoscale. How is it, then, that nucleic acid …
The role of proton transfer on mutations
R Srivastava - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hydrogen bonds play a critical role in nucleobase studies as they encode genes, map
protein structures, provide stability to the base pairs, and are involved in spontaneous and …
protein structures, provide stability to the base pairs, and are involved in spontaneous and …
Tacoxdna: A user‐friendly web server for simulations of complex DNA structures, from single strands to origami
Simulations of nucleic acids at different levels of structural details are increasingly used to
complement and interpret experiments in different fields, from biophysics to medicine and …
complement and interpret experiments in different fields, from biophysics to medicine and …
Computational study of the role of counterions and solvent dielectric in determining the conductance of B-DNA
DNA naturally exists in a solvent environment, comprising water and salt molecules such as
sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc. Along with the sequence, the solvent conditions …
sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc. Along with the sequence, the solvent conditions …
Charge splitters and charge transport junctions based on guanine quadruplexes
Self-assembling circuit elements, such as current splitters or combiners at the molecular
scale, require the design of building blocks with three or more terminals. A promising …
scale, require the design of building blocks with three or more terminals. A promising …
Efficient charge transport via DNA G-quadruplexes
The dynamics and efficiency of photoinduced charge transport has been investigated in
DNA capped hairpins possessing a stilbenedicarboxamide (Sa) hole donor and …
DNA capped hairpins possessing a stilbenedicarboxamide (Sa) hole donor and …
Role of intercalation in the electrical properties of nucleic acids for use in molecular electronics
Intercalating ds-DNA/RNA with small molecules can play an essential role in controlling the
electron transmission probability for molecular electronics applications such as biosensors …
electron transmission probability for molecular electronics applications such as biosensors …
Topology controls the electronic absorption and delocalization of electron holes in guanine quadruplexes
L Martínez‐Fernández, A Banyasz… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Guanine quadruplexes (G4) are four‐stranded DNA structures involved in biological
processes and are promising candidates for potential nanotechnological applications. This …
processes and are promising candidates for potential nanotechnological applications. This …
DNA charge transport: Moving beyond 1D
Charge transport across novel DNA junctions has been studied for several decades. From
early attempts to move charge across DNA double crossover junctions to recent studies on …
early attempts to move charge across DNA double crossover junctions to recent studies on …
Revisiting the hole size in double helical DNA with localized orbital scaling corrections
The extent of electronic wave function delocalization for the charge carrier (electron or hole)
in double helical DNA plays an important role in determining the DNA charge transfer …
in double helical DNA plays an important role in determining the DNA charge transfer …