nucleobases – Light and Molecules

Photochemistry and photophysics

H-bond’s role in adenosine’s photophysics

H-bond promotes ring-puckering in adenosine.

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By Mario Barbatti, 2 years ago

Photochemistry and photophysics

Dynamics of UV-Excited Thymine-Water Cluster

UV radiation triggers water evaporation within 30 fs.

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By Mario Barbatti, 6 years ago

Photochemistry and photophysics

Revisiting the Excited State Dynamics of Thymine

So far, the long lifetime of UV-excited thymine has been explained in terms of trapping in the second excited state. Simulations with electron correlation shows this hypothesis doesn’t hold.

By Mario Barbatti, 8 yearsNovember 23, 2016 ago

Review

Photoinduced Processes in Nucleic Acids – Book Chapter

Work reviews what happens to DNA after UV excitations. (more…)

By Mario Barbatti, 10 yearsNovember 10, 2014 ago

Photobiology

Photochemistry of life

Computational chemistry explains a photochemical reaction at the origin of life. (more…)

By Mario Barbatti, 11 yearsJanuary 20, 2014 ago