Chapter 1 Introduction: Nucleic Acids Structure, Function, and Why Studying Them In Vacuo

Chapter 2 Transferring Nucleic Acids to the Gas Phase

Chapter 3 Structure of Nucleic Acids in the Gas Phase

Chapter 4 Interactions Between Nucleic Acid Ions and Electrons and Photons

Chapter 5 Gas-Phase Spectroscopy of Nucleic Acids

Chapter 6 Fragmentation Reactions of Nucleic Acid Ions in the Gas Phase

Chapter 7 Characterization of Ribonucleic Acids and Their Modifications by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

Chapter 8 Quantification of DNA Damage Using Mass Spectrometry Techniques

Chapter 9 Ligand Binding to Nucleic Acids