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2023

1.    Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Anna Maria Czaja, Karina Falkiewicz, Magdalena Zdrowowicz-Żamojć, Karol Biernacki, Sebastian Demkowicz, Farhad Izadi, Eugene Arthur-Baidoo, Stephan Denifl, Zhaoguo Zhu, Burak Ahmet Tufekci, Rachel Harris, Kit H. Bowen, Janusz Rak
Intramolecular proton transfer in the radical anion of cytidine monophosphate sheds light on the sensitivities of dry vs wet DNA to electron attachment-induced damage
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145(16), 9059-9071
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c00591 
2.    Karina Falkiewicz, Witold Kozak, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Paulina Spisz, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Mieczysław Torchała, Janusz Rak
Why 6-Iodouridine cannot be used as a radiosensitizer of DNA damage? Computational and experimental studies
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127(11), 2565-2574
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c00548 
3.    Farhad Izadi, Adrian Szczyrba, Magdalena Datta, Olga Ciupak, Sebastian Demkowicz, Janusz Rak, Stephan Denifl
Electron-induced decomposition of 5-bromo-4-thiouracil and 5-bromo-4-thio-2′-deoxyuridine: the effect of the deoxyribose moiety on dissociative electron attachment
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24(10), 1-14, 8706.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108706 
4.    Marta Makowska, Paulina Kosikowska-Adamus, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Dariusz Wyrzykowski, Adam Prahl, Emilia Sikorska
Lipidation of naturally occurring α-helical antimicrobial peptides as a promising strategy for drug design
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24(4), 1-22, 3951
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043951

2022

1.    Eugene Arthur-Baidoo, Gabriel Schöpfer, Milan Ončák, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Janusz Rak, Stephan Denifl
Electron attachment to 5-fluorouracil: the role of hydrogen fluoride in dissociation chemistry
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23(15), 1-14, 8325
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158325 
2.    Christine Lochmann, Thomas F. M. Luxford, Samanta Makurat, Andriy Pysanenko, Jaroslav Kočišek, Janusz Rak, Stephan Denifl
Low-energy electron induced reactions in metronidazole at different solvation conditions
Pharmaceuticals, 2022, 15(6), 1-12
https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15060701 
3.    Samanta Makurat, Qinqin Yuan, Jacek Czub, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Wenjin Cao, Xue-Bin Wang, Janusz Rak
Guanosine dianions hydrated by one to four water molecules
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022, 13, 3230-3236
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00512 
4.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Paulina Spisz, Aleksandra Hać, Anna Herman-Antosiewicz, Janusz Rak
Influence of hypoxia on radiosensitization of cancer cells by 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23(3), 1-15, 1429 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031429 
5.    Samanta Makurat, Zoe Cournia, Janusz Rak
Inactive-to-active transition of human thymidine kinase 1 revealed by molecular dynamics simulations
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2022, 62(1), 142-149
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.1c01157 
6.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Magdalena Datta, Michał Rychłowski, Janusz Rak
Radiosensitization of PC3 prostate cancer cells by 5-thiocyanato-2′-deoxyuridine
Cancers 2022, 14, 8, 1-13, 2035
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14082035 
7.    Karol Biernacki, Olga Ciupak, Mateusz Daśko, Janusz Rachon, Witold Kozak, Janusz Rak, Konrad Kubiński, Maciej Masłyk, Aleksandra Martyna, Magdalena Śliwka-Kaszyńska, Joanna Wietrzyk, Marta Świtalska, Alessio Nocentini, Claudiu T. Supuran, Sebastian Demkowicz
Development of Sulfamoylated 4 (1-Phenyl 1H 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)phenol Derivatives as Potent Steroid Sulfatase Inhibitors for Efficient Treatment of Breast Cancer
J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65, 5044−5056
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02220
8.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Kamila Butowska, Paulina Spisz, Karina Falkiewicz, Anna Czaja, Janusz Rak
DNA damage radiosensitizers geared towards hydrated electrons
rozdział w: Practical aspects of computational chemistry, 5, edytorzy: J. Leszczynski, M. Shukla, Springer, 2022
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-83244-5
9.    Dariusz Wyrzykowski, Anna Kloska, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Robert Wieczorek, Joanna Makowska
Modification of amino-acid sequence of cosmetic peptide Eyeseryl enhances the affinity towards copper(II) ion
Polyhedron, 2022, 222, 1-11, 115948
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.115948 

2021

1.    E. Arthur-Baidoo, K. Falkiewicz, L. Chomicz-Mańka, A. Czaja, S. Demkowicz, K. Biernacki, W. Kozak, J. Rak, S. Denifl
Electron-Induced Decomposition of Uracil-5-yl O-(N,N-dimethylsulfamate): Role of Methylation in Molecular Stability
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2021, 22(5), 2344
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/5/2344
2.    R. Szabla, M. Zdrowowicz, P. Spisz, N.J. Green, P. Stadlbauer, H. Kruse, J. Šponer, J. Rak
2,6-diaminopurine promotes repair of DNA lesions under prebiotic conditions
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 3018
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23300-y
3.    P. Storoniak, J. Rak, H. Wang, Y.J. Ko, K.H. Bowen
Electrophilic properties of 2'-deoxyadenosine...thymine dimer: photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT studies
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125(30), 6591-6599
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03803
4.    Q. Yuan, L. Chomicz-Mańka, S. Makurat, W. Cao, J. Rak, X. Wang
Photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical investigations of gaseous doubly deprotonated 2'-deoxynucleoside 5'-monophosphate dianions
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12(39), 9463-9469
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02678

2020

1.    P. Spisz, M. Zdrowowicz, W. Kozak, L. Chomicz-Mańka, K. Falkiewicz, S. Makurat, A. Sikorski, D. Wyrzykowski, J. Rak, E. Arthur-Baidoo, P. Ziegler, M. Salomao Rodrigues Costa, S. Denifl
Uracil-5-yl O-Sulfamate: An Illusive Radiosensitizer. Pitfalls in Modeling the Radiosensitizing Derivatives of Nucleobases
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2020, 124(27), 5600–5613
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03844
2.    P. Spisz, W. Kozak, L. Chomicz-Mańka, S. Makurat, K. Falkiewicz, A. Sikorski, A. Czaja, J. Rak, M. Zdrowowicz
5-(N-Trifluoromethylcarboxy)aminouracil as a Potential DNA Radiosensitizer and Its Radiochemical Conversion into N-Uracil-5-yloxamic Acid
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21(17), 6352
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/17/6352
3.    M. Paszkiewicz-Gawron, S. Makurat, J. Rak, M. Zdrowowicz, W. Lisowski, A. Zaleska-Medynska, E. Kowalska, P. Mazierski, J. Łuczak
Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Visible Light Activity of TiO2 Modified with Halide-Based Ionic Liquids
Catalysts, 2020, 10(4), 371
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/371
4.    H. Myszka, D. Grzywacz, M. Zdrowowicz, P. Spisz, K. Butowska, J. Rak, J. Piosik, M. Jaśkiewicz, W. Kamysz, B. Liberek
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of betulin-3-yl 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glycopyranosides
Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020, 96, 103568
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045206819314208?via%3Dihub
5.    K. Butowska, K. Żamojć, M. Kogut, W. Kozak, D. Wyrzykowski, W. Wilczk, J. Czub, J. Piosik, J. Rak
The Product of Matrix Metalloproteinase Cleavage of Doxorubicin Conjugate for Anticancer Drug Delivery: Calorimetric, Spectroscopic, and Molecular Dynamics Studies on Peptide-Doxorubicin Binding to DNA
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2020, 21(18), 6923
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/18/6923
6.    W. Kozak, S. Demkowicz, M. Daśko, J. Rachoń, J. Rak
Modifications at the C-5 position of pyrimidine nucleosides
Russ. Chem. Rev., 2020, 89(3), 281-310
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1070/RCR4919

2019

1.    R. Meißner, S. Makurat, W. Kozak, P. Limão-Vieira, J. Rak, S. Denifl 
Electron-Induced Dissociation of the Potential Radiosensitizer 5-Selenocyanato-2′-deoxyuridine
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123(6), 1274–1282
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b11523
2.    L. Cupellini, P. Wityk, B. Mennucci, J. Rak
Photoinduced electron transfer in 5-bromouracil labeled DNA. A contrathermodynamic mechanism revisited by electron transfer theories
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 4387-4393
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2019/cp/c8cp07700b
3.    S. Makurat, P. Spisz, W. Kozak, J. Rak, M. Zdrowowicz
5-Iodo-4-thio-2′-Deoxyuridine as a Sensitizer of X-ray Induced Cancer Cell Killing
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(6), 1308
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20061308  
4.    P. Spisz, M. Zdrowowicz, S. Makurat, W. Kozak, K. Skotnicki, K. Bobrowski, J. Rak
Why Does the Type of Halogen Atom Matter for the Radiosensitizing Properties of 5-Halogen Substituted 4-Thio-2′-Deoxyuridines?
Molecules 2019, 24(15), 2819
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/15/2819  
5.    K. Butowska, W. Kozak, M. Zdrowowicz, S. Makurat, M. Rychłowski, A. Hać, A. Herman-Antosiewicz, J. Piosik, J. Rak
Cytotoxicity of doxorubicin conjugated with C60 fullerene. Structural and in vitro studies
Structural Chemistry, 2019, 30, 2327-2338
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11224-019-01428-4

2018

1.    J. Ameixa, E. Arthur–Baidoo, R. Meißner, S. Makurat, W. Kozak, K. Butowska, F. Ferreira da Silva, J. Rak, S. Denifl
Low–energy electron–induced decomposition of 5–trifluoromethanesulfonyl–uracil: a potential radiosensitizer
J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 149(16), 164307
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5050594 
2.    Samanta Makurat, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Witold Kozak, Illia E. Serdiuk, Paweł Wityk, Alicja Kawecka, Marta Sosnowska, Janusz Rak
5-Selenocyanato and 5-trifluoromethanesulfonyl derivatives of 2′-deoxyuridine: synthesis, radiation and computational chemistry as well as cytotoxicity
RSC Adv, 2018, 8(38), 21378-21388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8RA03172J 
3.    Karolina Jagiełło, Samanta Makurat, Sylwester Pereć, Janusz Rak, Tomasz Puzyn 
Molecular features of thymidine analogues governing the activity of human thymidine kinase
Struct. Chem., 2018, 29(5), 1367-1374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11224-018-1124-2

2017

1.    Kinga Westphal, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Agnieszka Żylicz-Stachula, Janusz Rak
Chemically–enzymatic synthesis of photosensitive DNA
J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 2017, 167, 228–235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.01.005 
2.    Paweł Wityk, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Justyna Wiczk, Janusz Rak 
UV-induced electron transfer between triethylamine and 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine. A puzzle concerning the photochemical debromination of labeled DNA 
J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 2017, 142, 262–269 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2017.04.044
3.    Marta Sosnowska, Samanta Makurat, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Janusz Rak 
5 Selenocyanatouracil: A Potential Hypoxic Radiosensitizer. Electron Attachment Induced Formation of Selenium Centered Radical 
J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121, 6139−6147 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03633
4.    Justyna Czechowska, Alicja Kawecka, Anna Romanowska, Maria Marczak, Paweł Wityk, Karol Krzymiński, Beata Zadykowicz 
Chemiluminogenic acridinium salts: A comparison study. Detection of intermediate entities appearing upon light generation 
J. Lumin. 2017, 187, 102-112 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.02.068 
5.    Justyna Łuczak, Marta Paszkiewicz-Gawron, Marta Długokęcka, Wojciech Lisowski, Ewelina Grabowska, Samanta Makurat, Janusz Rak, 
Adriana Zaleska-Medynska 
Visible light photocatalytic activity of ionic liquid-TiO2 spheres: effect of the ionic liquid's anion structure 
ChemCatChem, Online: 6 Czer 2017 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201700861
6.    Krzysztof Żamojć, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Paweł Błażej Rudnicki-Velasquez, Karol Krzymiński, 
Bartłomiej Zaborowski, Paweł Niedziałkowski, Dagmara Jacewicz, Lech Chmurzyński
The development of 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran as a highly selective probe for the detection and quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide 
Free Radical Research, 2017, 51, 38-46
   http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2016.1262541
 

2016

1.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Paweł Wityk, Barbara Michalska, Janusz Rak
5-Bromo-2′-deoxycytidine—a potential DNA photosensitizer
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016, 14, 9312-9321.
2.    Krzysztof Żamojć, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Dagmara Jacewicz, Dariusz Wyrzykowski, Lech Chmurzyński
Fluorescent and luminescent probes used for monitoring hydroxyl radical under biological conditions 
Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2016, 46, 160-169.
3.    Kinga Westphal, Konrad Skotnicki, Krzysztof Bobrowski, Janusz Rak
Radiation damage to single stranded oligonucleotide trimers labelled with 5-iodopyrimidines
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016, 14, 9331-9337.
4.    Justyna Wiczk, Kinga Westphal, Janusz Rak
Quantitative assay of photoinduced DNA strand breaks by real-time PCR
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2016, 128, 480–484.
5.    Piotr Storoniak, Janusz Rak, Yeaon Jae, Ko, Haopeng Wang, Kit H. Bowen
Excess Electron Attachment to the Nucleoside Pair 2'-Deoxyadenosine (dA)-2'-Deoxythymidine (dT)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2016, 120, 4955-4962.
6.    Michał Wera, Piotr Storoniak, Damian Trzybiński, Beata Zadykowicz
Intramolecular interactions in multi-component crystals of acridinone/thioacridinone derivatives: Structural and energetics investigations
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2016, 1125, 36-46.
7.    Damian Trzybiński, Beata Zadykowicz, Michał Wera, Illia E. Serdiuk, Andrzej Sieradzan, Artur Sikorski, Piotr Storoniak, Karol Krzymiński
Structure, formation, thermodynamics and interactions in 9-carboxy-10-methylacridinium-based molecular systems
New Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 40, 7359-7372.
8.    Samanta Makurat, Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Janusz Rak
Electrophilic 5-Substituted Uracils as Potential Radiosensitizers. A DFT Study.
ChemPhysChem, 2016, 17(16), 2572-2578.
9.    Lidia Chomicz-Mańka, Paweł Wityk, Łukasz Golon, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Justyna Wiczk, Kinga Westphal, Michał Żyndul, Samanta Makurat, Janusz Rak
Consequences of Electron Attachment to Modified Nucleosides Incorporated into DNA
rozdział w książce  “Handbook of Computational Chemistry”, Ed.: Jerzy Leszczynski, Springer Netherlands,
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6169-8_48-1.
10.    Michał Wera, Piotr Storoniak, Ilia E. Serdiuk, Beata Zadykowicz
Structural considerations on acridine/acridinium derivatives : synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and computational studies
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2016, 1105, 41-53.
11.    Beata Zadykowicz, Michał Wera, Edward V. Sanin, Alexander I. Novikov, Alexander D. Roshal, Artur Sikorski, Piotr Storoniak, Jerzy Błażejowski
Global and local interactions in the structure of crystalline 7-(diethylamino)-2-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)chromenium perchlorate
Structural Chemistry, 2016, 27(2), 637-649.

2015

1.    Kinga Westphal, Justyna Wiczk, Justyna Miloch, Gabriel Kciuk, Krzysztof Bobrowski, Janusz Rak
Irreversible electron attachment - a key to DNA damage by solvated electrons in aqueous solution
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, 13, 10362-10369.
2.    Janusz Rak, Lidia Chomicz, Justyna Wiczk, Kinga Westphal, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Paweł Wityk, Michał Żyndul, Samanta Makurat, Łukasz Golon
Mechanisms of Damage to DNA Labeled with Electrophilic Nucleobases Induced by Ionizing or UV Radiation
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015, 119, 8227–8238.
3.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Lidia Chomicz, Michał Żyndul, Paweł Wityk, Janusz Rak, Tyler J. Wiegand,   Cameron G. Hanson, Amitava Adhikary, Michael D. Sevilla
5-Thiocyanato-2′-deoxyuridine as a possible radiosensitizer: electron-induced formation of uracil-C5-thiyl radical and its dimerization
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17, 16907-16916.
4.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Lidia Chomicz, Justyna Miloch, Justyna Wiczk, Janusz Rak, Gabriel Kciuk, Krzysztof Bobrowski
Reactivity pattern of bromonucleosides induced by 2-hydroxypropyl radicals : photochemical, radiation chemical, and computational studies
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015, 119, 6545-6554.
5.    Yajun Jian, Gengjie Lin, Lidia Chomicz, Lei Li
Reactivity of Damaged Pyrimidines: Formation of a Schiff Base Intermediate at the Glycosidic Bond of Saturated Dihydrouridine
Journal of American Chemical Society. 2015, 137, 3318−3329.

2014

1.    Lidia Chomicz, Alex Petrovici, Ian Archbold, Amitava Adhikary, Anil Kumar, Michael D. Sevilla, Janusz Rak
An ESR and DFT study of hydration of the 20-deoxyuridine-5-yl radical : a possible hydroxyl radical intermediate.
Chemical Communications. 2014, Vol. 50, iss. 93, s. 14605-14608.
2.    Lidia Chomicz, Łukasz Golon, Janusz Rak
The radiosensitivity of 5- and 6-bromocytidine derivatives : electron induced DNA degradation.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2014, Vol. 16, no. 36, s. 19424-19428.
3.    Łukasz Golon, Lidia Chomicz, Janusz Rak
Electron-induced single strand break in the nucleotide of 5- and 6-bromouridine : a DFT study.
Chemical Physics Letters. 2014, Vol. 612, s. 289-294.
4.    Agnieszka Żylicz-Stachula, Katarzyna Polska, Piotr Skowron, Janusz Rak
Artificial plasmid labeled with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine : a universal molecular system for strand break detection.
ChemBioChem. 2014, Vol. 15, iss. 10, s. 1409-1412.
5.    Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Barbara Michalska, Agnieszka Zylicz-Stachula, Janusz Rak
Photoinduced Single Strand Breaks and Intrastrand Cross-Links in an Oligonucleotide Labeled with 5 Bromouracil.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. 2014, Vol. 118, s. 5009-5016.
6.    Piotr Storoniak, Haopeng Wang, Yeon Jae Ko, Xiang Li, Sarah T. Stokes, Soren Eustis, Kit H. Bowen, Janusz Rak
Valence Anions of DNA-Related Systems in the Gas Phase: Computational and Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies.
rozdział w książce Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry III, 2014, s. 323-392.
7.    Justyna Wiczk, Justyna Miloch, Janusz Rak
DHPLC and MS studies of a photoinduced intrastrand cross-link in DNA labeled with 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2014, Vol. 130, s. 86-92.
8.    Lidia Chomicz, Al’ona Furmanchuk, Jerzy Leszczynski, Janusz Rak
Electron induced single strand break and cyclization: A DFT study on the radiosensitization mechanism of the nucleotide of 8-bromoguanine.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, Vol. 16, iss. 14, s. 6568-6574. 
9.    Miłosz Wieczór, Paweł Wityk, Jacek Czub, Lidia Chomicz, Janusz Rak
A first-principles study of electron attachment to the fully hydrated bromonucleobases.
Chemical Physics Letters, 2014, Vol. 595-596, s. 133-137. 
10.    Dorota Zarzeczańska, Paweł Niedziałkowski, Anna Wcisło, Lidia Chomicz, Janusz Rak, Tadeusz Ossowski
Synthesis, redox properties, and basicity of substituted 1-aminoanthraquinones: Spectroscopic, electrochemical, and computational studies in acetonitrile solutions.
Structural Chemistry, 2014, Vol. 25, iss. 2, s. 625-634.

2013

1.    Lidia Chomicz, Jerzy Leszczyński, Janusz Rak.
Electron-induced degradation of 8-bromo-2'-deoxyadenosine 3',5'-diphosphate, a DNA radiosensitizing nucleotide.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. 2013, Vol. 117, iss. 29, s. 8681-8688.
2.    Lidia Chomicz, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Franciszek Kasprzykowski, Janusz Rak, Angela Buonaugurio, Yi Wang, Kit H. Bowen.
How to find out whether a 5-substituted uracil could be a potential DNA radiosensitizer.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013, Vol. 4, iss. 17, s. 2853-2857.
3.    Piotr Storoniak, Janusz Rak, Yeon Jae Ko, Haopeng Wang, Kit H. Bowen.
Photoelectron spectroscopic and density functional theoretical studies of the 2'-deoxycytidine homodimer radical anion.
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2013, Vol. 139, iss. 7, art. no. 075101, s.1-9.
4.    Jeanette Kheir, Lidia Chomicz, Alyson Engle, Janusz Rak, Michael D. Sevilla.
Presolvated low energy electron attachment to peptide methyl esters in aqueous solution: C-O bond cleavage at 77 K.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, 2013, Vol. 117, iss. 10, s. 2872-2877.
5.    Justyna Wiczk, Justyna Miloch, Janusz Rak.
UV-induced strand breaks in double-stranded DNA labeled with 5-bromouracil: frank or secondary?
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013, Vol. 4, iss. 22, s. 4014-4018.
6.    Krzysztof Żamojć, Dagmara Jacewicz, Magdalena Zdrowowicz, Lech Chmurzyński.
Kinetics of the reaction between 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran and nitrogen dioxide studied by steady-state fluorescence.
Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2013, Vol. 39 iss. 7, s. 3023-3031

2012

1.    Katarzyna Polska, Janusz Rak, Andrew Bass, Pierre Cloutier, Leon Sanche.
Electron stimulated desorption of anions from native and brominated single stranded oligonucleotide trimers.
The Journal of Chemical Physics. - 2012, Vol. 136, iss. 7, art. no. 075101.
2.    Lidia Chomicz, Janusz Rak, Piotr Storoniak.
Electron-induced elimination of the bromide anion from brominated nucleobases. A computational study.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. - 2012, Vol. 116, iss. 19, s. 5612-5619.
3.    Yeunsoo Park, Katarzyna Polska, Janusz Rak, J. Richard Wagner, Léon Sanche.
Fundamental mechanisms of DNA radiosensitization: damage induced by low-energy electrons in brominated oligonucleotide trimers.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. - 2012, Vol. 116, iss. 32, s. 9676-9682.
4.    Piotr Storoniak, Janusz Rak, Yeon Jae Ko, Haopeng Wang, Kit H. Bowen.
Photoelectron spectroscopy and computational modeling of thymidine homodimer anions.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. - 2012, Vol. 116, iss. 48, s. 13975-13981.
5.    Yeon Jae Ko, Piotr Storoniak, Haopeng Wang, Kit H. Bowen, Janusz Rak.
Photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory studies on the uridine homodimer radical anions.
The Journal of Chemical Physics. - 2012, Vol. 137, iss. 20, art. no. 205101.