Chemical effect of ionizing radiation on cytosine.
The formation of uracil and the breakdown of the pyrimidine ring were observed when an aqueous solution of cytosine was irradiated. These two effects were investigated with the aid of radioactive tracer techniques and ultraviolet absorption studies.
D003596:Cytosine; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011830:Radiation Effects; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013941:Thymine; D014498:Uracil
D011743:Pyrimidines; D014498:Uracil; D003596:Cytosine; C030986:pyrimidine; D013941:Thymine
PYRIMIDINES/radiation effects; RADIATION EFFECTS