Two-Quantum Photoprocesses in DNA and RNA Biopolymers Under
Powerful Picosecond Laser UV Irradiation

Nikogosyan, David N.; Gurzadyan, Gagik G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/LC.4.297

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Volume 4 | Article ID 815601 | https://doi.org/10.1155/LC.4.297

Two-Quantum Photoprocesses in DNA and RNA Biopolymers Under Powerful Picosecond Laser UV Irradiation

David N. Nikogosyan¹and Gagik G. Gurzadyan²

Abstract

Two-quantum photoreactions taking place under picosecond laser UV irradiation of DNA and RNA biopolymers were investigated. Despite of qualitative difference in two-step photoprocesses concerned (single-strand breaks formation in plasmid pBR 322 DNA, induction of breaks in TMV RNA sugar-phosphate chain, cross-links formation in DNA of CD phage) similar dependences of the quantum yield of the effects studied on the irradiation intensity can be observed with saturation in the region of 3 · 10¹¹−3 · 10¹² W/m². The saturation intensity is one or two orders lower than in the case of irradiation of single monomers - nucleic acid bases.

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