Base-specific photocleavage of DNA induced by nanosecond U.V. pulsed laser radiation or methylene blue sensitisation

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Abstract
Excitation of DNA in neutral solution either with short-duration, intense pulses of excimer laser (248 nm) radiation or with low intensity red-ligh (633 nm) sensitisation by methylene blue causes cleavage of the DNA backbone selectively at guanine.