The Photophysics of Nucleic Acids: Consequences for the Emergence of Life

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Dr. Corinna L. Kufner¹  Dr. Dominik B. Bucher²  Dr. Dimitar D. Sasselov¹ 

[1] Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University;Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich

关键词: Origins of Life;    Quantum Yields;    DNA Damage;    Photochemistry;    Prebiotic chemistry;   

DOI  :  10.1002/syst.202200019

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Photochemical reactions in nucleic acids induced by ultraviolet (UV) radiation could have played an important role in the prebiotic selection of the building blocks of life. This Review summarizes the quantum efficiencies of the photorelaxation pathways of nucleic acids and discusses its implications for the emergence of an initial sequence pool on early Earth.

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