The Radiation Decomposition of Adenine
- 1 April 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Radiation Research
- Vol. 18 (4) , 540-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3571398
Abstract
The radiolysis of 0.1% solutions of adenine in water leads to the formation of 2 major products 4,6-diamino-5-formamidopyrimidine and 8-hydroxyadenine. These 2 compounds account for about 60% of the decomposed adenine. Minor products are hypoxanthine and 4-amino-5-formamido-6-hydroxy-pyrimidine. It is probable that all these reactions may occur in intact nucleic acids, and that they may therefore be of importance in radiobiology.Keywords
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