Monitoring one-electron photo-oxidation of guanine in DNA crystals using ultrafast infrared spectroscopy
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Title: | Monitoring one-electron photo-oxidation of guanine in DNA crystals using ultrafast infrared spectroscopy | Authors: | Hall, James P.; Poynton, Fergus E.; Keane, Páraic M.; Quinn, Susan J.; et al. | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/11601 | Date: | 19-Oct-2015 | Online since: | 2020-09-29T10:11:42Z | Abstract: | To understand the molecular origins of diseases caused by ultraviolet and visible light, and also to develop photodynamic therapy, it is important to resolve the mechanism of photoinduced DNA damage. Damage to DNA bound to a photosensitizer molecule frequently proceeds by one-electron photo-oxidation of guanine, but the precise dynamics of this process are sensitive to the location and the orientation of the photosensitizer, which are very difficult to define in solution. To overcome this, ultrafast time-resolved infrared (TRIR) spectroscopy was performed on photoexcited ruthenium polypyridyl-DNA crystals, the atomic structure of which was determined by X-ray crystallography. By combining the X-ray and TRIR data we are able to define both the geometry of the reaction site and the rates of individual steps in a reversible photoinduced electron-transfer process. This allows us to propose an individual guanine as the reaction site and, intriguingly, reveals that the dynamics in the crystal state are quite similar to those observed in the solvent medium. | Funding Details: | Irish Research Council Science Foundation Ireland |
Funding Details: | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Royal Irish Academy/Royal Society International Exchange Scheme award |
Type of material: | Journal Article | Publisher: | Springer Nature | Journal: | Nature Chemistry | Volume: | 7 | Issue: | 12 | Start page: | 961 | End page: | 967 | Copyright (published version): | 2015 Springer Nature | Keywords: | Guanine; DNA; X-ray crystallography; Infrared spectrophotometry; Oxidation-reduction; Electron transfer; Molecular models | DOI: | 10.1038/nchem.2369 | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISSN: | 1755-4330 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ |
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