title: Radiation chemistry of DNA, II. Strand breaks and sugar release by gamma-irradiation of DNA in aqueous solution. The effect of oxygen.
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.
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D010100:Oxygen / Q000494:pharmacology; D010429:Pentoses; D011830:Radiation Effects; D013780:Tetroses
chemical_list: D010429:Pentoses; D013780:Tetroses; D004247:DNA; D010100:Oxygen