Charge Transfer in DNA-Metal-Ligand Complexes. Polynucleotides

  • N.S. Fialko
  • V.D. Lakhno
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Part of the NATO Science Series book series (NAII, volume 116)

Abstract

The model of a long-range charge transfer dynamics in polynucleotide fragments of a DNA molecule is considered. The results of numerical experiments suggest a scenario where a polaron arises at the “locus of formation”, moves along the polynucleotide chain, after several reflections smears out nearly uniformly over all the sites, and then is trapped at the “trap sites” at the end of the chain.

Key words

nucleotide pair tunneling superexchange hopping 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • N.S. Fialko
    • 1
  • V.D. Lakhno
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Mathematical Problems of BiologyRussian Academy of SciencesPushchino, Moscow RegionRussia

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