title: The relative efficiency of radicals in radiation damage to deoxyribose.
abstract: The radiation damage to Deoxyribose was studied with a view to identify the damaging species. Our results indicate that H, eaq-, CO2- do not cause any appreciable damage in the absence of metal compounds and .OH is the sole damaging entity. Iron compounds sensitize very little O2- damage and CO2- damage could not be sensitized. In N2-saturated solutions metal compounds increase the damage by converting eaq- into deleterious .OH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Czapski
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology; D004249:DNA Damage; D003855:Deoxyribose / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005609:Free Radicals; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D006878:Hydroxides; D013481:Superoxides; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D003855:Deoxyribose; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron