Photoinduced azobenzene-modified DNA dehybridization: insights into local and cooperativity effects from a molecular dynamics study
Nuno Barbosa, Luca Sagresti, Giuseppe Brancato
Abstract
Highlighting the local and cooperativity effects played by azobenzene functional units tethered to a 10-mer DNA duplex upon light-triggered dehybridization.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzenePhotoisomerizationPhotoswitchIsomerizationCooperativityChemistryMolecular dynamicsBase pairDuplex (building)DNANanotechnologyPhotochemistryChemical physicsMaterials scienceMoleculeComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisBiochemistryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry