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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
In this paper, the solvent-dependent photosensitive behaviors of fullerene (C(60)) were investigated in polar and nonpolar solvents by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculation. Based on the calculated physicochemical parameters on triplet state, it is revealed that excited-state C(60) only generates (1)O(2) via energy transfer in benzene, but can give birth to O(2)(.-) and (1)O(2) in water via energy transfer and electron transfer, respectively. Considering the fact that electron transfer is more favorable compared with energy transfer in polar biological systems, especially with the presence of electron donors, the O(2)(.-)-generating process will get predominant in physiological systems. These results account well for the experimental observations that O(2)(.-) and (.)OH are primarily responsible for the photoinduced DNA cleavage by C(60) under physiological conditions, whereas (1)O(2) plays a critical role in nonpolar solvents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0031-8655
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
798-800
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A theoretical elucidation on the solvent-dependent photosensitive behaviors of C60.
pubmed:affiliation
Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't