title: Final products obtained from the gamma radiolysis of frozen aqueous solutions of thymidine.
abstract: The final radiation products obtained by gamma-irradiation of frozen aqueous solutions of thymidine have been identified as 5,6-dihydro-5,6-dihydroxythy-midine, 5,6-dihydrothymidine, thymidine dimers, 1-(2-deoxy-beta-D-threo-pento-furanosyl)-thymine, 1-(2-deoxy-alpha-L-threo-pentofuranosyl)-thymine, thymine and 5,6-dihydrothymine. The nature of the radiation products could be explained on the basis of the radical structures reported earlier.
mesh_terms: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005720:Gamma Rays; D012996:Solutions; D013936:Thymidine / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D013936:Thymidine