Volume 132, Issue 20 pp. 7846-7851
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Charge-Tagged DNA Radicals in the Gas Phase Characterized by UV/Vis Photodissociation Action Spectroscopy

Yue Liu

Yue Liu

Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1700 USA

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Dr. Andy Dang

Dr. Andy Dang

Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1700 USA

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Dr. Jan Urban

Dr. Jan Urban

Metagenics, Inc., Gig Harbor, WA, 98332 USA

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Prof. Dr. František Tureček

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. František Tureček

Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1700 USA

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First published: 11 February 2020

Abstract

Adenosine radicals tagged with a fixed-charge group were generated in the gas phase and structurally characterized by tandem mass spectrometry, deuterium labeling, and UV/Vis action spectroscopy. Experimental results in combination with Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics, ab initio, and excited-state calculations led to unambiguous assignment of adenosine radicals as N-7 hydrogen atom adducts. The charge-tagged radicals were found to be electronically equivalent to natural DNA nucleoside radicals.

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