| Literature DB >> 6940118 |
J E Repine, O W Pfenninger, D W Talmage, E M Berger, D E Pettijohn.
Abstract
Eighty percent of the single-strand DNA breaks induced by gamma-irradiation were prevented by the hydroxyl radical (.OH) scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO); CH4 was generated in the process as a product of the interaction of .OH and Me2SO. In contrast, Me2SO completely blocked DNA nicking by an iron/H2O2 system which produces .OH but smaller amounts of CH4 from Me2SO. Because Me2SO prevented DNA breaks from the more efficient iron/H2O2 system but only blocked 80% of irradiation-mediated nicking, the results suggest that .OH is responsible for 80% of the DNA single-strand breaks and the remaining 20% is due to interactions not involving .OH.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 6940118 PMCID： PMC319933 DOI： 10.1073/pnas.78.2.1001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN： 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205