ESR and ENDOR studies of x-irradiated single crystals of deoxycytidine 5-phosphate monohydrate (5{prime}dCMP) at 10 K

Conference · Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:400722

Close, D M ^[1]; Hole, E O; Sagstuen, E ^[2]; Nelson, W H ^[3]; Bernhard, W A ^[4]

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1. East Tennessee State Univ., Johnson City, TN (United States). Physics Dept.
2. Univ. of Oslo (Norway). Inst. of Physics
3. Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States). Physics Dept.
4. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Dept. of Biophysics

Cytosine has received a great deal of attention recently. Results suggest that cytosine may be the primary reduction site in DNA. Also, a dissimilarity in the ESR spectrum from monomers and oligomers of cytosine has focused attention on the protonation state of the cytosine anion. A recent review covers most of the results on radical ions and their reactions in cytosine derivatives. The present work concerns ENDOR studies on single crystals of deoxycytidine 5{prime}phosphate monohydrate (5{prime}dCMP).

• OSTI ID: 400722
• Report Number(s): CONF-9410280--; ISBN 0-935470-90-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CYTIDINE
DNA
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
X RADIATION