title: Electron transfer through a stable phenanthrenyl pair in DNA.
abstract: Within an oligonucleotide duplex, excess electron transfer from a excited 5-(pyren-1-yl)uridine through an internal stacked phenanthrenyl pair to 5-bromouridine as an electron acceptor was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nikolay A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Grigorenko
authors.forename: Christian J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Leumann
mesh_terms: D001976:Bromouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004579:Electron Transport; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014529:Uridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010616:Phenanthrenes; D001976:Bromouracil; D004247:DNA; C006824:5-bromouridine; D014529:Uridine