EPJ Web of Conferences 205, 10002 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920510002
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920510002
Ultrafast Photorelaxation of Uracil Embedded in an RNA Strand
Department Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 11, 81377 München, Germany
* Corresponding author: daniel.keefer@cup.uni-muenchen.de
Published online: 16 April 2019
Ultrafast photorelaxation of uracil can be hindered by its natural RNA environment. Multiscale quantum dynamical simulations show that the wave packet can be trapped in the photoexcited electronic state, which could potentially lead to photodamage.
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