Ionization Patterns and Chemical Reactivity of Cytosine-Guanine Watson-Crick Pairs

Ismihan A Uddin; Ewa Stec; George A Papadantonakis

doi:10.1002/cphc.202400391

Ionization Patterns and Chemical Reactivity of Cytosine-Guanine Watson-Crick Pairs

Chemphyschem. 2024 May 2;25(9):e202400391. doi: 10.1002/cphc.202400391.

Authors

Ismihan A Uddin^{1

2

2}, Ewa Stec^{1

2}, George A Papadantonakis^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Chemistry, 845 W. Taylor St. Room 4506 SES, Chicago, IL. 60607.
² Midwestern University Chicago, College of Osteopathic Medicine and formerly at University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Chemistry, 555 31st St., Downers Grove, IL, 60515.

PMID: 38712664
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400391

Abstract

The front cover artwork is provided by Prof. Papadantonakis' group. The image shows a Watson-Crick Guanine-Cytosine pair, and the difference between vertical and adiabatic ionization potentials. Read the full text of the Research Article at 10.1002/cphc.202300946.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Pairing*
Cytosine* / chemistry
DNA / chemistry
Guanine* / chemistry

Substances

Cytosine
Guanine
DNA