Photosensitised conversion of cytosine into uracil derivatives in the presence of mercaptans
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 12,p. 462-463
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39740000462
Abstract
Acetone sensitized photochemical reaction between cytosine and cysteine in water yields 5,6-dihydro-uracil (72%), 5-S-cysteinyl-5,6-dihydrouracil (24%), and uracil (2.2%), suggesting that radiation may cause not only crosslinking of proteins to nucleic acids but also base modifications.Keywords
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