title: Mechanisms of UV photodissociation of small protonated peptides.
abstract: Photofragmentation of protonated dipeptides by 263 nm photons is investigated with an experimental technique based on the detection in coincidence of the ionic and neutral fragments. With this method, it is possible to determine whether the fragmentation takes place in one or several steps. The timing of these steps can also be evaluated. The interpretation of the various fragmentation pathways is tentatively developed along the same line as that previously proposed for tryptophan. The fragmentation can be explained by two types of mechanisms: internal conversions and direct fragmentations triggered by the migration of the photoactive electron on positive charged sites or on oxygen sites.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques et Moléculaires, UMR 8625, Orsay, F-91405 France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barat
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fayeton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jouvet
mesh_terms: D004151:Dipeptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010782:Photolysis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011522:Protons; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004151:Dipeptides; D011522:Protons