title: Structure determination of adducts from the reaction of (R)-glycidaldehyde and guanosine.
abstract: The structures of the initial adducts formed in the reactions of guanosine or deoxyguanosine with (R)-glycidaldehyde have been determined and compared with those obtained from racemic glycidaldehyde. A new stable adduct has also been identified which is a potential biomarker for glycidaldehyde interactions with DNA. Mechanisms are proposed to account for the formation of all the observed products. The results provide information on the molecular basis for the genotoxicity of glycidaldehyde and compounds which generate this reactive aldehyde in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes; D002273:Carcinogens; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003849:Deoxyguanosine; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D006151:Guanosine; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D002273:Carcinogens; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D006151:Guanosine; D003849:Deoxyguanosine; C007871:glycinaldehyde