Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.342, No.3-4, 342-346, 2001
Anions of the hydrogen-bonded guanine-cytosine dimer - theoretical study
The quantum mechanical calculations performed in this work revealed an interesting nature of the stationary states of an excess electron in the guanine-cytosine (G-C) anion. The electron can form either a dipole-bound (DB) state or a covalent state. The coexistence of the two states may enhance the ability of the G-C dimer to capture an excess electron.