Observation of coherent delocalized phonon-like modes in DNA under physiological conditions

Terahertz-frequency vibrational modes are thought to play a key role for DNA biological functions, yet observation of these fluctuations in solution has proven difficult so far. Here, the authors use femtosecond optical Kerr-effect spectroscopy to demonstrate their existence in physiologically relev...

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Autores principales: Mario González-Jiménez, Gopakumar Ramakrishnan, Thomas Harwood, Adrian J. Lapthorn, Sharon M. Kelly, Elizabeth M. Ellis, Klaas Wynne
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bdf36cc0a5ef47be9ef37854d2d383b0
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Sumario:Terahertz-frequency vibrational modes are thought to play a key role for DNA biological functions, yet observation of these fluctuations in solution has proven difficult so far. Here, the authors use femtosecond optical Kerr-effect spectroscopy to demonstrate their existence in physiologically relevant conditions.