Thymine addition to ethanol: induction by gamma irradiation.
When thymine in dilute, deaerated, aqueous solution was irradiated with gamma-rays in the presence of ethanol, a high yield of products containing both the thymine and ethanol moieties was obtained. These were shown to be isomers formed by the attack of CH(3)CHOH radicals at the carbon No. 6 position of thymine. A similar reaction was observed with N, N'-dimethylthymine, but O,O'-dimethylthymine did not react. The reaction may be relevant to the resistance of certain cells to ionizing radiation.
D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003460:Crystallization; D000431:Ethanol; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011830:Radiation Effects; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013941:Thymine
D000431:Ethanol; D013941:Thymine