Influence of Anoxic Sensitizers on the Radiation Damage in Biologically Active DNA in Aqueous Solution

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Abstract
The competition between biologically active single-stranded ϕX174 DNA and the anoxic radiosensitizers metronidazole, misonidazole, paranitro-acetophenone or nifuroxime for ·OH radicals is studied. The results are compared with experiments in which the protection of the DNA by t-butanol is determined. Also the effects of the sensitizers on the chemical nature of the damage (immediate and potential break, immediate and potential base damage) is studied. It is found that in diluted aqueous solutions of DNA these radiosensitizers do not sensitize with respect to the biological inactivation. The only effect observed is a shift from potential to immediate breaks with misonidazole and also nifuroxime.

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