title: Monitoring the effect of ultrafast deactivation of the electronic excited states of DNA bases and polynucleotides following 267 nm laser excitation using picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.
abstract: In this paper we demonstrate the use of picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy (ps-TRIR) to monitor the early structural dynamics of DNA bases and polydeoxynucleotides following UV excitation in solution.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Marina K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kuimova
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Grills
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matousek
authors.forename: Anthony W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Xue Zhong
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Towrie
authors.forename: Aine M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004583:Electrons; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007834:Lasers; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011119:Polynucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011119:Polynucleotides; D004247:DNA