Proton-coupled electron transfer in DNA on formation of radiation-produced ion radicals

A Kumar, MD Sevilla - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
It is well established that exposure of DNA to high-energy radiation results in a variety of
physical and chemical changes in DNA including strand breakage, mutation, and DNA …

Reaction of electrons with DNA: radiation damage to radiosensitization

A Kumar, D Becker, A Adhikary, MD Sevilla - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review article provides a concise overview of electron involvement in DNA radiation
damage. The review begins with the various states of radiation-produced electrons …

Chemical basis of DNA sugar− phosphate cleavage by low-energy electrons

Y Zheng, P Cloutier, DJ Hunting… - Journal of the …, 2005 - ACS Publications
DNA damage by low-energy electrons (LEE) was examined using a novel system in which
thin solid films of oligonucleotide tetramers (CGTA and GCAT) were irradiated with …

Density functional theory studies of electron interaction with DNA: can zero eV electrons induce strand breaks?

X Li, MD Sevilla, L Sanche - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The discovery of DNA strand breaks induced by low energy secondary electrons sparks a
necessity to elucidate the mechanism. Through theoretical studies based on a sugar …

Charged particle and photon interactions with matter: recent advances, applications, and interfaces

Y Hatano, Y Katsumura, A Mozumder - 2010 - books.google.com
Covering state-of-the-art advances, novel applications, and future perspectives, this volume
presents new directions on the basic studies of charged particle and photon interactions with …

Applications of nanodosimetry in particle therapy planning and beyond

A Rucinski, A Biernacka, R Schulte - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review summarizes underlying concepts of nanodosimetry. It describes the
development and current status of nanodosimetric detector technology. It also gives an …

On the chemical repair of DNA radicals by glutathione: hydrogen vs electron transfer

JR Alvarez-Idaboy, A Galano - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The chemical repair of radical-damaged DNA by glutathione in aqueous solution has been
studied using density functional theory. Two main mechanisms were investigated: the single …

Plasmon-Induced Inactivation of Enteric Pathogenic Microorganisms with Ag−AgI/Al2O3 under Visible-Light Irradiation

X Hu, C Hu, T Peng, X Zhou, J Qu - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The plasmon-induced photocatalytic inactivation of enteric pathogenic microorganisms in
water using Ag− AgI/Al2O3 under visible-light irradiation was investigated. The catalyst was …

Electron attachment to microhydrated deoxycytidine monophosphate

J Kočišek, B Sedmidubská, S Indrajith… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
DNA constituents are effectively decomposed via dissociative electron attachment (DEA).
However, the DEA contribution to radiation damage in living tissues is a subject of ongoing …

Low-energy electron interaction with DNA: Bond dissociation and formation of transient anions, radicals, and radical anions

L Sanche - 2009 - oro.open.ac.uk
[Book summary] The chemistry and biochemistry of reactive intermediates is central to
organic chemistry and biochemistry, and underlies a significant portion of modern synthetic …