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Title: Strand breaks, base release, and postirradiation changes in DNA. gamma. -irradiated in dilute Q/sub 2/-saturated aqueous solution

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3574453· OSTI ID:7343077

..gamma..-Irradiation of DNA in dilute O/sub 2/-saturated aqueous solution releases free bases and damaged bases from the macromolecule. The yields of these products were measured after column chromatographic separation. For double-stranded DNA the immediate yield of bases varies from G = 0.012 for cytosine to G = 0.033 for adenine. The yields of released bases increase with postirradiation time (the majority of the increase occurs in the first 2 hr) to yields in the range of G = 0.07 to +-0.012. Yields of two released damaged thymine radiation products from ..gamma..-irradiated /sup 3/H thymine-labeled DNA also increased with postirradiation time. Strand breaks were measured in ..gamma..-irradiated single-stranded DNA; the initial yield G = 0.02 was low but increased with time to G = 0.07. No direct correlation between strand-break production and release of products of low molecular weight is possible. The findings are discussed in terms of damage to DNA in vivo and its enzymatic repair.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
OSTI ID:
7343077
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Vol. 66:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English