title: Triplet state mechanism for electron transfer oxidation of DNA.
abstract: The interaction of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate with nucleotides and DNA in acetonitrile and acetonitrile water solvent mixture have been studied using KrF laser photolysis aimed at elucidation of the reaction mechanism. Laser spectroscopy directly demonstrates that the initial species from interaction of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate with nucleotides are radical cations of nucleotides and radical anion of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate. In addition, formation of ion pair from interaction of any of nucleotides with anthraquinone-2-sulfonate is synchronous with decay of triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate, which has provided dynamic evidence for initiation of electron transfer from DNA bases to triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate. Moreover, direct observation of stabilized DNA guanyl radical cation from interaction of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate with DNA has provided initial evidence for selective cleavage of DNA at guanine moiety. The solvent-separated ion pairs in acetonitrile have evidently dissociated into free ions, thereby enabling independent study of the behavior of guanyl radical cations and radical anion of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate.
authors: Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, Chinese Academy of Science, People's Republic of China.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Ma
authors: W Z
authors: WZ
authors: Lin
authors: W F
authors: WF
authors: Wang
authors: Z H
authors: ZH
authors: Han
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Yao
authors: N Y
authors: NY
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003848:Deoxyguanine Nucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004583:Electrons; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010782:Photolysis; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D000880:Anthraquinones; D003848:Deoxyguanine Nucleotides; C023554:anthraquinone sulfonate; C007257:2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-phosphate; D004247:DNA; C032159:acetonitrile