Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004-09-29

Degradation of N-acetyl tryptophan by low-energy (<12 eV) electrons.

Hassan Abdoul-Carime, Sascha Gohlke, Eugen Illenberger

Index: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(38) , 12158-61, (2004)

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Abstract

Secondary low-energy electrons are abundantly created during the early moments following the deposition of energy by radiation into cells. Here we show the ability of slow (<12 eV) electrons to effectively decompose gas-phase N-acetyl tryptophan (NAT) which can model a simple protein. The fragmentation of NAT, initiated via a resonant electron-molecule interaction exclusively at the peptide bridge, produces a large variety of negative species. The present findings contribute to the molecular description of the initial step in the radiation-induced damage.

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