Thymine Addition to Ethanol: Induction by Gamma Irradiation
- 7 January 1966
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 151 (3706) , 68-70
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.151.3706.68
Abstract
When thymine in dilute, deaerated, aqueous solution was irradiated with γ-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 CH3CHOH 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.Keywords
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