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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem B. 2010 Jun 10;114(22):7672–7680. doi: 10.1021/jp101717u

Table 3.

Free radical yields were measured at 4 K in DNA films X-irradiated at 4 K. DNA hydration levels were varied from Γ 2.5 to 22.5 waters/nucleotide.

DNA film Γ Gtot(fr)
nmol/J
sd
d(CGCGCG-
CGCG)2
2.5a 295 3
7.5 329 5
11.3 437 7
15 531 6
22 567 21
d(CGCGAA-
TTCGCG)2
2.5 255 5
7.5 341 4
11.3 398 6
M. luteus 2.5 245 1
7.5 461 16
22.5 626 3
a

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