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Pushkaran AC, Arabi AA. A review on point mutations via proton transfer in DNA base pairs in the absence and presence of electric fields. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134051. [PMID: 39069038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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This comprehensive review focuses on spontaneous mutations that may occur during DNA replication, the fundamental process responsible for transferring genetic information. In 1963, Löwdin postulated that these mutations are primarily a result of proton transfer reactions within the hydrogen-bonded DNA base pairs. The single and double proton transfer reactions within the base pairs in DNA result in zwitterions and rare tautomers, respectively. For persistent mutations, these products must be generated at high rates and should be thermodynamically stable. This review covers the proton transfer reactions studied experimentally and computationally. The review also examines the influence of externally applied electric fields on the thermodynamics and kinetics of proton transfer reactions within DNA base pairs, and their biological implications.
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- Anju Choorakottayil Pushkaran
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, P.O. Box: 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, P.O. Box: 15551, United Arab Emirates.
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Slocombe L, Winokan M, Al-Khalili J, Sacchi M. Proton transfer during DNA strand separation as a source of mutagenic guanine-cytosine tautomers. Commun Chem 2022; 5:144. [PMID: 36697962 PMCID: PMC9814255 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00760-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Proton transfer between the DNA bases can lead to mutagenic Guanine-Cytosine tautomers. Over the past several decades, a heated debate has emerged over the biological impact of tautomeric forms. Here, we determine that the energy required for generating tautomers radically changes during the separation of double-stranded DNA. Density Functional Theory calculations indicate that the double proton transfer in Guanine-Cytosine follows a sequential, step-like mechanism where the reaction barrier increases quasi-linearly with strand separation. These results point to increased stability of the tautomer when the DNA strands unzip as they enter the helicase, effectively trapping the tautomer population. In addition, molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the relevant strand separation time is two orders of magnitude quicker than previously thought. Our results demonstrate that the unwinding of DNA by the helicase could simultaneously slow the formation but significantly enhance the stability of tautomeric base pairs and provide a feasible pathway for spontaneous DNA mutations.
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- Louie Slocombe
- grid.5475.30000 0004 0407 4824Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH UK ,grid.5475.30000 0004 0407 4824Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH UK
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- grid.5475.30000 0004 0407 4824Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH UK
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- grid.5475.30000 0004 0407 4824Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH UK
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- grid.5475.30000 0004 0407 4824Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH UK
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Effects of substituent and excess electron attachment on proton transfer between the radiosensitizer base pairs in aqueous solution. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yu XF, Fu TH, Xiao B, Yu HY, Li Q. A theoretical study on the excited-state deactivation paths for the A-5FU dimer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:16089-16106. [PMID: 34291779 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00030f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The photostability of DNA plays a key role in the normal function of organisms. A-5FU is a base pair derivative of the A-T dimer where the methyl group is replaced by a F atom. Here, accurate static TDDFT calculations and non-adiabatic dynamic simulations are used to systematically investigate the excited-state decay paths of the A-5FU dimer related to the proton transfer and the out-of-plane twisting deformation motion of A and 5FU in the 1ππ* and 1nπ* states. CC2 is used to check the accuracy of the current TDDFT calculations. Our results show that the deformation of the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C or C[double bond, length as m-dash]N double bond in A and 5FU provides an efficient pathway for the depopulation of the lowest excited states, which can compete with the excited-state proton transfer paths in the dimer. This finding indicates that monomer-like decay paths could be important for the photostability of weakly hydrogen-bonded DNA base pairs and provide a new insight into the excited-state decay paths in base pairs and their analogues.
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- Xue-Fang Yu
- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, People's Republic of China.
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Gheorghiu A, Coveney PV, Arabi AA. The influence of base pair tautomerism on single point mutations in aqueous DNA. Interface Focus 2020; 10:20190120. [PMID: 33178413 PMCID: PMC7653342 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The relationship between base pair hydrogen bond proton transfer and the rate of spontaneous single point mutations at ambient temperatures and pressures in aqueous DNA is investigated. By using an ensemble-based multiscale computational modelling method, statistically robust rates of proton transfer for the A:T and G:C base pairs within a solvated DNA dodecamer are calculated. Several different proton transfer pathways are observed within the same base pair. It is shown that, in G:C, the double proton transfer tautomer is preferred, while the single proton transfer process is favoured in A:T. The reported range of rate coefficients for double proton transfer is consistent with recent experimental data. Notwithstanding the approximately 1000 times more common presence of single proton transfer products from A:T, observationally there is bias towards G:C to A:T mutations in a wide range of living organisms. We infer that the double proton transfer reactions between G:C base pairs have a negligible contribution towards this bias for the following reasons: (i) the maximum half-life of the G*:C* tautomer is in the range of picoseconds, which is significantly smaller than the milliseconds it takes for DNA to unwind during replication, (ii) statistically, the majority of G*:C* tautomers revert back to their canonical forms through a barrierless process, and (iii) the thermodynamic instability of the tautomers with respect to the canonical base pairs. Through similar reasoning, we also deduce that proton transfer in the A:T base pair does not contribute to single point mutations in DNA.
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- A Gheorghiu
- Centre for Computational Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Computational Science, University College London, London, UK.,Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Computational Science, University College London, London, UK.,College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Biochemistry Department, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Soler-Polo D, Mendieta-Moreno JI, Trabada DG, Mendieta J, Ortega J. Proton Transfer in Guanine-Cytosine Base Pairs in B-DNA. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 15:6984-6991. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Diego Soler-Polo
- Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, E-28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Das S, Nam K, Major DT. Rapid Convergence of Energy and Free Energy Profiles with Quantum Mechanical Size in Quantum Mechanical–Molecular Mechanical Simulations of Proton Transfer in DNA. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:1695-1705. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Susanta Das
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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Pohl R, Socha O, Slavíček P, Šála M, Hodgkinson P, Dračínský M. Proton transfer in guanine-cytosine base pair analogues studied by NMR spectroscopy and PIMD simulations. Faraday Discuss 2018; 212:331-344. [PMID: 30234207 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00070k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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It has been hypothesised that proton tunnelling between paired nucleobases significantly enhances the formation of rare tautomeric forms and hence leads to errors in DNA replication. Here, we study nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) using deuterium isotope-induced changes of nitrogen NMR chemical shifts in a model base pair consisting of two tautomers of isocytosine, which form hydrogen-bonded dimers in the same way as the guanine-cytosine base pair. Isotope effects in NMR are consequences of NQEs, because ro-vibrational averaging of different isotopologues gives rise to different magnetic shielding of the nuclei. The experimental deuterium-induced chemical shift changes are compared with those calculated by a combination of path integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) simulations with DFT calculations of nuclear shielding. These calculations can directly link the observable isotope-induced shifts with NQEs. A comparison of the deuterium-induced changes of 15N chemical shifts with those predicted by PIMD simulations shows that inter-base proton transfer reactions do not take place in this system. We demonstrate, however, that NMR isotope shifts provide a unique possibility to study NQEs and to evaluate the accuracy of the computational methods used for modelling quantum effects in molecules. Calculations based on the PBE functional from the general-gradient-approximation family provided significantly worse predictions of deuterium isotope shifts than those with the hybrid B3LYP functional.
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- Radek Pohl
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Physical Chemistry, Technická 5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, DH1 3LE, Durham, UK
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Roßbach S, Ochsenfeld C. Influence of Coupling and Embedding Schemes on QM Size Convergence in QM/MM Approaches for the Example of a Proton Transfer in DNA. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:1102-1107. [PMID: 28195707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The influence of embedding and coupling schemes on the convergence of the QM size in the QM/MM approach is investigated for the transfer of a proton in a DNA base pair. We find that the embedding scheme (mechanical or electrostatic) has a much greater impact on the convergence behavior than the coupling scheme (additive QM/MM or subtractive ONIOM). To achieve size convergence, QM regions with up to 6000 atoms are necessary for pure QM or mechanical embedding. In contrast, electrostatic embedding converges faster: for the example of the transfer of a proton between DNA base pairs, we recommend including at least five base pairs and 5 Å of solvent (including counterions) into the QM region, i.e., a total of 1150 atoms.
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- Sven Roßbach
- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU Munich) , Butenandtstr. 7, D-81377 Munich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU Munich) , Butenandtstr, 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU Munich) , Butenandtstr. 7, D-81377 Munich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU Munich) , Butenandtstr, 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Jacquemin D. Exposing the G-quadruplex to electric fields: the role played by telomeres in the propagation of DNA errors. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:9358-9365. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01034f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We use quantum calculations to assess the impact of external electric fields on the stability of G-quadruplex, a key structure in telomere functionality.
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- José Pedro Cerón-Carrasco
- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC)
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
- Murcia
- Spain
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- CEISAM
- UMR CNRS 6230
- BP 92208
- Université de Nantes
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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MP2 study on the hydrogen-bonding interaction between 5-fluorocytosine and DNA bases: A, C, G, T. Struct Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-015-0624-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Effects of monohydration on an adenine–thymine base pair. Theor Chem Acc 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-015-1686-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Villani G. Effect of Methylation on the Properties of the H-Bridges in DNA. A Systematic Theoretical Study on the Couples of Base Pairs. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:7931-43. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b02901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Giovanni Villani
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti
OrganoMetallici, UOS Pisa Area della Ricerca del CNR, Via G. Moruzzi,
1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Jacquemin D, Zúñiga J, Requena A, Céron-Carrasco JP. Assessing the importance of proton transfer reactions in DNA. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:2467-74. [PMID: 24849375 DOI: 10.1021/ar500148c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although engineered by millions of years of evolution, the cellular machinery is not flawless, and errors regularly appear during DNA replication. The subsequent alteration of the stored genetic message results in a mutation and might be the starting point of important health disorders. The question therefore is what causes DNA mutations? All living organisms are constantly exposed to a number of external agents such as free radicals and to radiation, which may lead to induced mutations. There are also mutations happening without invoking the action of any exogenous element, the so-called spontaneous mutations. The former can be partially controlled by avoiding exposure to high-risk environments, while the latter are more intriguing because their origin is unclear and difficult to determine. As noted by Watson and Crick when they first discovered the DNA structure, the correct replication of DNA rests on the assumption that the base pairs remain in their most stable, canonical form. However, protons along the interbase hydrogen-bond network are not static entities. They can in fact interchange their positions in DNA bases through proton transfer (PT) reactions before strands unwind, giving rise to noncanonical structures defined as rare tautomers. The importance of these rare tautomers was also cleverly anticipated by Watson and Crick and some years later claimed by Löwdin to be a source of spontaneous mutations. In Watson and Crick's words: "It would be of interest to know the precise difference in free energy between the various tautomeric forms under physiological conditions." Unfortunately, rare tautomeric forms are very difficult to detect, so no direct and accurate free energy measure has been discerned. In contrast, theoretical chemistry is making good progress toward the quantification of PT reactions in DNA and their biological consequences. This Account touches upon the theoretical studies devoted to appraising the importance of rare tautomers as promoters of spontaneous mutations. We focus in particular on the crucial role played by the biological environment on DNA stability. It has now been demonstrated that valuable macroscopic predictions require not only highly accurate theories but also refined chemical models. Hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) simulations performed on short but complete DNA sequence fragments emerge in this context as the most adequate tools. In addition, these methods can be used to quantify the effect of different external agents on the PT tautomeric equilibria and, eventually, to conveniently handle them. This is the case for the possible alteration of the naturally observed mutation rate by exposure to intense electric fields. Theoretical predictions envision in this respect promising applications of ultrashort electric pulses in medicine to selectively modify the mutated/canonical ratio in DNA.
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- Denis Jacquemin
- CEISAM, UMR CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes, 2, Rue de la Houssinière, Nantes 44322 Cedex 3, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 103 bd St Michel, Paris 75005 Cedex 5, France
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Campus
de Excelencia Internacional Regional “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Campus
de Excelencia Internacional Regional “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Campus
de Excelencia Internacional Regional “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Villani G. Coupling between hydrogen atoms transfer and stacking interaction in adenine-thymine/guanine-cytosine complexes: a theoretical study. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:5439-52. [PMID: 24813562 DOI: 10.1021/jp502792r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Four different complexes of two base pairs, an adenine-thymine and a guanine-cytosine one, have been studied in order to understand the modifications induced by the staking interaction between the two base pairs on the hydrogen atoms transfers between the bases in either base pair. The inclusion of these two kinds of interactions allows us to clarify if some properties, as the mechanism of hydrogen transfer, is exclusively a local effect of a base pair or can be modified by a more long-range interaction between the base pairs. The results on these four complexes are compared with those of the monomeric systems, the A-T and G-C base pair, and with those of the A-T and G-C dimers. The specificity of each complex and of each hydrogen bond has been analyzed.
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- Giovanni Villani
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici, ICCOM-UOS Pisa Area della Ricerca del CNR, Via G. Moruzzi, 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Qiu ZM, Wang GL, Wang HL, Xi HP, Hou D. MP2 study on the hydrogen-bonding interaction between 5-fluorouracil and DNA bases: A,C,G,T. Struct Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-014-0427-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aliakbar Tehrani Z, Jamshidi Z. Watson–Crick versus imidazopyridopyrimidine base pairs: theoretical study on differences in stability and hydrogen bonding strength. Struct Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-014-0397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wu Y, Wang H, Lin Y, Gao S, Zhang F. Hydrogen-bonded proton transfer in the hydrated adenine–thymine anion. CAN J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2013-0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The proton transfer processes of microhydrated adenine–thymine anions are studied using density functional theory with the B3LYP method and DZP++ basis set. The microhydration effects on the geometrical structures, adsorption site, and the proton transfer reaction of the adenine–thymine anion are investigated. The site N10 atom of the adenine moiety has a larger proton affinity than the site O24 atom of thymine, which facilitates the proton H26 transfers from the N25 site of thymine to the N10 site of adenine. Therefore, the first single-proton transfer pathway (SPT1) is found for the all of the monohydrated adenine–thymine anions (AN4T)−·H2O, (AN13T)−·H2O, (ATO24)−·H2O, and (ATO28)−·H2O and tetrahydrated adenine–thymine anions (AT)−·4H2O. The proton H9 at the N7 site of adenine is also found to transfer to the O24 site of thymine for (AN4T)−·H2O and (AN13T)−·H2O in the gas phase. The double-proton transferred pathway is found when one water molecule interacts with the O28 atom of thymine. The reactant structures before the proton transfer are more stable than the product structures, and the structural changes mainly occur in thymine. The reaction energies of the microhydrated adenine–thymine anion in the gas phase and in the aqueous environment predict that the proton transfer process of the microhydrated adenine–thymine anion are more favorable in the gas phase than in aqueous solution.
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- Yingxi Wu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P.R. China
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MP2 study on the hydrogen-bonding interaction between O 4-methylthymine and DNA bases: A, C, G, and T. Struct Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-013-0335-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Daido M, Kawashima Y, Tachikawa M. Nuclear quantum effect and temperature dependency on the hydrogen-bonded structure of base pairs. J Comput Chem 2013; 34:2403-11. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Masashi Daido
- Quantum Chemistry Division; Graduate School of Science; Yokohama City University; Seto 22-2, Kanazawa-ku; Yokohama; 236-0027; Japan
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- Quantum Chemistry Division; Graduate School of Science; Yokohama City University; Seto 22-2, Kanazawa-ku; Yokohama; 236-0027; Japan
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- Quantum Chemistry Division; Graduate School of Science; Yokohama City University; Seto 22-2, Kanazawa-ku; Yokohama; 236-0027; Japan
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Brovarets’ OO, Hovorun DM. Why the tautomerization of the G·C Watson–Crick base pairviathe DPT does not cause point mutations during DNA replication? QM and QTAIM comprehensive analysis. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2013; 32:1474-99. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2013.822829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Villani G. Theoretical investigation of the coupling between hydrogen-atom transfer and stacking interaction in adenine-thymine dimers. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:1256-63. [PMID: 23494877 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201200971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Three different dimers of the adenine-thymine (A-T) base pair are studied to point out the changes of important properties (structure, atomic charge, energy and so on) induced by coupling between the movement of the atoms in the hydrogen bonds and the stacking interaction. The comparison of these results with those for the A-T monomer system explains the role of the stacking interaction in the hydrogen-atom transfer in this biologically important base pair. The results support the idea that this coupling depends on the exact dimer considered and is different for the N-N and N-O hydrogen bonds. In particular, the correlation between the hydrogen transfer and the stacking interaction is more relevant for the N-N bridge than for the N-O one. Also, the two different mechanisms of two-hydrogen transfer (step by step and concerted) can be modified by the stacking interaction between the base pairs.
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- Giovanni Villani
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici, ICCOM-UOS Pisa, Area della Ricerca del CNR, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Qiu ZM, Cai HZ, Wang HL, Xia YM, Wang HJ. DFT and MP2 investigations on the hydrogen bonding interaction between 5,6-dihydrothymine and dna bases: A, C, G, T. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476612060042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Villani G. Theoretical investigation of the coupling between hydrogen atoms transfer and stacking interaction in guanine–cytosine dimers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:19242-52. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52855c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Jacquemin D. Electric-field induced mutation of DNA: a theoretical investigation of the GC base pair. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:4548-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp44066k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xiao S, Wang L, Liu Y, Lin X, Liang H. Theoretical investigation of the proton transfer mechanism in guanine-cytosine and adenine-thymine base pairs. J Chem Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4766319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The effect of methylation on the hydrogen-bonding and stacking interaction of nucleic acid bases. Struct Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-012-0027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Jacquemin D. Interplay between hydroxyl radical attack and H-bond stability in guanine–cytosine. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra22389a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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MP2 study on the hydrogen bonding interaction between 5-hydroxy-5-methylhydantoin and DNA bases: A, C, G, T. Struct Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-011-9918-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Jacquemin D. Influence of Mg2+ on the Guanine-Cytosine Tautomeric Equilibrium: Simulations of the Induced Intermolecular Proton Transfer. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:2615-23. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Zúñiga J, Requena A, Perpète EA, Michaux C, Jacquemin D. Combined effect of stacking and solvation on the spontaneous mutation in DNA. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:14584-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp20946a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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MP2 study on the hydrogen-bonding interaction between 5-hydroxymethyl-uracil and DNA bases: A, C, G, T. Struct Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-010-9718-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pérez A, Tuckerman ME, Hjalmarson HP, von Lilienfeld OA. Enol tautomers of Watson-Crick base pair models are metastable because of nuclear quantum effects. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:11510-5. [PMID: 20681591 DOI: 10.1021/ja102004b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Intermolecular enol tautomers of Watson-Crick base pairs could emerge spontaneously via interbase double proton transfer. It has been hypothesized that their formation could be facilitated by thermal fluctuations and proton tunneling, and possibly be relevant to DNA damage. Theoretical and computational studies, assuming classical nuclei, have confirmed the dynamic stability of these rare tautomers. However, by accounting for nuclear quantum effects explicitly through Car-Parrinello path integral molecular dynamics calculations, we find the tautomeric enol form to be dynamically metastable, with lifetimes too insignificant to be implicated in DNA damage.
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- Alejandro Pérez
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
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Villani G. Theoretical Investigation of Hydrogen Atom Transfer in the Cytosine-Guanine Base Pair and Its Coupling with Electronic Rearrangement. Concerted vs Stepwise Mechanism. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:9653-62. [DOI: 10.1021/jp102457s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Giovanni Villani
- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, IPCF-CNR, Via G. Moruzzi, 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Chen HY, Hsu SCN, Kao CL. Microhydration of 9-methylguanine:1-methylcytosinebase pair and its radical anion: a density functional theory study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:1253-63. [DOI: 10.1039/b920603e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Villani G. Theoretical investigation of hydrogen atom transfer in the adenine–thymine base pair and its coupling with the electronic rearrangement. Concerted vs. stepwise mechanism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:2664-9. [DOI: 10.1039/b917672a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Requena A, Perpète EA, Michaux C, Jacquemin D. Double proton transfer mechanism in the adenine–uracil base pair and spontaneous mutation in RNA duplex. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lin Z, Lawrence CM, Xiao D, Kireev VV, Skourtis SS, Sessler JL, Beratan DN, Rubtsov IV. Modulating Unimolecular Charge Transfer by Exciting Bridge Vibrations. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:18060-2. [DOI: 10.1021/ja907041t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Zhiwei Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, and Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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Qiu Z, Xia Y, Wang H, Diao K. MP2 study on the hydrogen-bonding interactions between 4-thiouracil and four RNA bases. Struct Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-009-9528-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen HY, Kao CL, Hsu SCN. Proton Transfer in Guanine−Cytosine Radical Anion Embedded in B-Form DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:15930-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ja906899p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hsing-Yin Chen
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Improta R, Barone V, Lami A, Santoro F. Quantum Dynamics of the Ultrafast ππ*/nπ* Population Transfer in Uracil and 5-Fluoro-Uracil in Water and Acetonitrile. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:14491-503. [DOI: 10.1021/jp906524p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Roberto Improta
- Dipartimento di Chimica and INSTM-Village, Universitá Federico II, Complesso Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, P.zza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, and Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici - CNR, Area della Ricerca del CNR Via Moruzzi,1 I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and INSTM-Village, Universitá Federico II, Complesso Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, P.zza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, and Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici - CNR, Area della Ricerca del CNR Via Moruzzi,1 I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and INSTM-Village, Universitá Federico II, Complesso Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, P.zza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, and Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici - CNR, Area della Ricerca del CNR Via Moruzzi,1 I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and INSTM-Village, Universitá Federico II, Complesso Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, P.zza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, and Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici - CNR, Area della Ricerca del CNR Via Moruzzi,1 I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Requena A, Zúñiga J, Michaux C, Perpète EA, Jacquemin D. Intermolecular Proton Transfer in Microhydrated Guanine−Cytosine Base Pairs: a New Mechanism for Spontaneous Mutation in DNA. J Phys Chem A 2009; 113:10549-56. [DOI: 10.1021/jp906551f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Laboratorie de Chimie Biologique Structurale, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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Cerón-Carrasco JP, Requena A, Michaux C, Perpète EA, Jacquemin D. Effects of Hydration on the Proton Transfer Mechanism in the Adenine−Thymine Base Pair. J Phys Chem A 2009; 113:7892-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp900782h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Laboratorie de Chimie Biologique Structurale, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix Rue de Bruxelles, 61. 5000 Namur, Belgium
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Villani G. Properties of the Thiobase Pairs Hydrogen Bridges: A Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:2128-34. [PMID: 19166279 DOI: 10.1021/jp807670f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Giovanni Villani
- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, IPCF-CNR, Via G. Moruzzi, 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Design of laser pulses for selective vibrational excitation of the N6-H bond of adenine and adenine-thymine base pair using optimal control theory. J Mol Model 2008; 15:623-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-008-0383-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shigeta Y, Miyachi H, Matsui T, Hirao K. Dynamic Quantum Isotope Effects on Multiple Proton-Transfer Reactions. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2008. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.81.1230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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