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Analyzing and Building Nucleic Acid Structures with 3DNA
Published on: April 26, 2013
Probing multiple core-hole interactions in the nitrogen K-edge of DNA base pairs by multidimensional attosecond X-ray
Daniel M Healion1, Igor V Schweigert, Shaul Mukamel
1Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, 456 Rowland Hall, Irvine, California 92697, USA.
Abstract:
Two-dimensional X-ray correlation spectroscopy (2DXCS) signals of the isolated DNA bases and Watson-Crick base pairs which contain multiple absorbing nitrogen atoms are calculated. Core-hole excited states are calculated using density functional theory with the B3LYP functional and 6-311G** basis set. Sum over states calculations of the signals reveal changes in cross-peak intensities between hydrogen-bonded and stacked base pairs. Nucleobase analogues are proposed for investigating base-stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions.
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