SPLITTING OF CIS-SYN CYCLOBUTANE THYMINE-THYMINE DIMERS BY RADIOLYSIS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO ENZYMATIC PHOTOREACTIVATION
SPLITTING OF CIS-SYN CYCLOBUTANE THYMINE-THYMINE DIMERS BY RADIOLYSIS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO ENZYMATIC PHOTOREACTIVATION
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DOI:
10.1080/09553009214551941
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发表时间:
1992-08-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
SANCAR, A
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作者:
HEELIS, PF;DEEBLE, DJ;SANCAR, A
The Cs-137-gamma-irradiation of cis-syn thymine-thymine cyclobutane type dimers has been studied in aqueous solution. The mechanism of thymine dimer cleavage by e(aq)-, CO2.-, OH.,SO4.-, Br2.-, and isopropanol radicals was studied using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Evidence that the one-electron reductants studied induce dimer cleavage partially by a chain reaction is presented. Approximate values for the one-electron reduction potential of thymine-thymine are obtained and thermodynamic calculations are presented in order to predict the direction of electron transfer in the case of enzymatic photoreactivation.