| Literature DB >> 130015 |
M Dizdaroglu, D Schulte-Frohlinde, C von Sonntag.
Abstract
From gamma-irradiated oxygenated aqueous solutions of DNA, 2-deoxy-tetrodialdose (1) and 2-deoxy-pentos-4-ulose (2) have been isolated as free sugars. The formation of 1 indicates that in the presence of oxygen the DNA strand is not only broken by mere phosphate ester cleavage but also by C--C-bond rupture in the sugar moiety. Such a process has not been encountered in deoxygenated solutions so far. The mechanism for the formation of 1 is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 130015 DOI: 10.1515/znc-1975-11-1225
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Naturforsch C Biosci ISSN: 0341-0382