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Evidence for the association of DNA damage with cardiovascular disease has been obtained from in vitro cell culture models, experimental cardiovascular disease and analysis of samples obtained from humans with disease. There is general acceptance that several factors associated with the risk of developing cardiovascular disease cause oxidative damage to DNA in cell culture models with both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA as targets. Moreover, evidence obtained over the past 10 years points to a possible mechanistic role for DNA damage in experimental atherosclerosis culminating in recent studies challenging the assumption that DNA damage is merely a biomarker of the disease process. This kind of mechanistic insight provides a renewed impetus for further studies in this area.
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- Qudsia Malik
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital , Leicester , UK
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de Lucas NC, Corrêa RJ, Garden SJ, Santos G, Rodrigues R, Carvalho CEM, Ferreira SB, Netto-Ferreira JC, Ferreira VF, Miro P, Marin ML, Miranda MA. Singlet oxygen production by pyrano and furano 1,4-naphthoquinones in non-aqueous medium. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2012; 11:1201-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c2pp05412d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kuttappan-Nair V, Samson-Thibault F, Wagner JR. Generation of 2'-deoxyadenosine N6-aminyl radicals from the photolysis of phenylhydrazone derivatives. Chem Res Toxicol 2010; 23:48-54. [PMID: 20000474 DOI: 10.1021/tx900268r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Nitrogen-centered radicals are major species generated by the addition of hydroxyl radicals and the one-electron oxidation of adenine derivatives. Aminyl radicals are also generated in the decomposition of adenine chloramines upon reaction of hypochlorite. Here, we report the photochemistry of modified 2'-deoxyadenosine (dAdo) containing photoactive hydrazone substituents as a model to investigate the chemistry of dAdo N(6)-aminyl radicals. Derivatives of dAdo containing a phenylhydrazone moiety at N6 displayed UV absorption between 300 and 400 nm. Upon UV photolysis in the presence of a H-donor, that is, glutathione, two major products were formed, dAdo and benzaldehyde, indicating efficient homolytic cleavage to dAdo N(6)-aminyl radicals and benzylidene iminyl radicals. dAdo N(6)-phenylhydrazone was photolyzed in the presence of a molar excess of nonmodified dAdo to mimic the reactions taking place in DNA, and the major photoproducts were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance. The formation of 2-(benzylideneamino)-2'-deoxyadenosine as well as a more extensive oxidation product may be explained by the recombination of initial dAdo N(6)-aminyl and benzylidene iminyl radicals. The formation of 2'-deoxyinosine may be explained by hydrolytic deamination of dAdo N(6)-aminyl radicals. Interestingly, a dimeric product containing two dAdo moieties was identified in the photolysis mixture. The present studies demonstrate the ability of dAdo N(6)-aminyl radicals to undergo H-abstraction to give dAdo, deamination to give 2'-deoxyinosine, and addition to the adenine moiety to give dimers.
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- Vandana Kuttappan-Nair
- Departement de Medecine Nucleaire et Radiobiologie, Faculte de Medecine, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 5N4
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Yamada H, Tanabe K, Ito T, Nishimoto SI. The pH Effect on the Naphthoquinone-Photosensitized Oxidation of 5-Methylcytosine. Chemistry 2008; 14:10453-61. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Photoreactions of 1,4-naphthoquinone with lysozyme studied by laser flash photolysis and steady-state analysis. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2008; 92:77-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Revised: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Netto-Ferreira JC, Lhiaubet-Vallet V, Bernardes BO, Ferreira ABB, Miranda MÁ. Characterization, reactivity and photosensitizing properties of the triplet excited state of α-lapachone. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2008; 10:6645-52. [DOI: 10.1039/b810413a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tanabe K, Yamada H, Nishimoto SI. One-electron photooxidation and site-selective strand cleavage at 5-methylcytosine in DNA by sensitization with 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-tethered oligonucleotides. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:8034-40. [PMID: 17547405 DOI: 10.1021/ja071369s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Photosensitized one-electron oxidation was applied to discriminate a specific base site of 5-methylcytosine (mC) generated in DNA possessing a partial sequence of naturally occurring p53 gene, using a sensitizing 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ) chromophore tethered to an interior of oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) strands. Photoirradiation and subsequent hot piperidine treatment of the duplex consisting of mC-containing DNA and NQ-tethered complementary ODN led to oxidative strand cleavage selectively at the mC site, when the NQ chromophore was arranged so as to be in close contact with the target mC. The target mC is most likely to be one-electron oxidized into the radical cation intermediate by the sensitization of NQ. The resulting mC radical cation may undergo rapid deprotonation and subsequent addition of molecular oxygen, thereby leading to its degradation followed by strand cleavage at the target mC site. In contrast to mC-containing ODN, ODN analogs with replacement of normal cytosine, thymine, adenine, or guanine at the mC site underwent less amount of such an oxidative strand cleavage at the target base site, presumably due to occurrence of charge transfer and charge recombination processes between the base radical cation and the NQ radical anion. Furthermore, well designed incorporation of the NQ chromophore into an interior of ODN could suppress a competitive strand cleavage at consecutive guanines, which occurred as a result of positive charge transfer. Thus, photosensitization by an NQ-tethered ODN led to one-electron oxidative strand cleavage exclusively at the target mC site, providing a convenient method of discriminating mC in naturally occurring DNA such as human p53 gene as a positive band on a sequencing gel.
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- Kazuhito Tanabe
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Görner H. Photoreduction of p-Benzoquinones: Effects of Alcohols and Amines on the Intermediates and Reactivities in Solution¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)0780440popeoa2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Görner H. Photoreactions of 1,4-Naphthoquinones: Effects of Substituents and Water on the Intermediates and Reactivity¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bose A, Dey D, Basu S. Structure-dependent switchover of reaction modes: A laser flash photolysis and magnetic field effect study. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2006.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ibuki Y, Toyooka T, Goto R. Inhibition of apoptosis by menadione on exposure to UVA. Cell Biol Toxicol 2006; 22:351-60. [PMID: 16845610 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-006-0089-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 05/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Quinones are widely distributed in the environment, both as natural products and as pollutants. This paper reports that one of the simplest quinones, 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione), effectively inhibited apoptosis in the presence of UVA. Menadione suppressed the apoptosis induced by serum depletion and cell detachment. This effect was significantly enhanced by UVA irradiation. An antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, completely inhibited the antiapoptotic effects of both menadione itself and menadione plus UVA, and peroxidation of the cells after treatment was observed using a probe to detect the intracellular production of peroxides. By contrast, 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphtoquinone (lawsone) showed no antiapoptotic effect in the presence or absence of UVA. Lawsone is reported not to undergo the redox process that produces reactive oxygen species. These results indicated that intracellular peroxidation contributed to the antiapoptotic effects of both menadione itself and menadione plus UVA. Dysregulation of the apoptotic process is critical to carcinogenesis. The photosensitization of quinone compounds as it relates to the inhibition of apoptosis should be examined in the future.
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- Y Ibuki
- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1, Yada, Shizuoka-shi, 422-8526, Japan.
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Hong H, Wang Y. Formation of Intrastrand Cross-Link Products between Cytosine and Adenine from UV Irradiation of d(BrCA) and Duplex DNA Containing a 5-Bromocytosine. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:13969-77. [PMID: 16201819 DOI: 10.1021/ja0531677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Here, we showed that Pyrex-filtered UV light irradiation of d((Br)CA) gave rise to three types of intrastrand cross-link products, that is, d(C[5-N6]A), d(C[5-2]A), and d(C[5-8]A), where the C5 carbon atom of cytosine is covalently bonded to the N6 nitrogen atom, C2, and C8 carbon atoms of adenine, respectively. Furthermore, we demonstrated by LC-MS/MS that the UV irradiation of a 5-bromocytosine-containing duplex oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) led to the formation of five cross-link products, that is, C[5-N6]A, C[5-2]A, C[5-8]A, A[2-5]C, and A[8-5]C, under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. LC-MS/MS quantification results showed that the yields for the formation of these cross-link products are different. The presence of molecular oxygen reduces the yields for the formation of all cross-link products except A[2-5]C. To our knowledge, this is the first report about the formation of intrastrand cross-link products between cytosine and adenine in duplex DNA. The chemistry discovered here may facilitate the future preparations of oxidative cross-link lesion-bearing substrates for biochemical and biophysical studies.
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- Haizheng Hong
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA
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Görner H. Photoreactions of 1,4-Naphthoquinones: Effects of Substituents and Water on the Intermediates and Reactivity¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-08-11-ra-270.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bergeron F, Houde D, Hunting DJ, Wagner JR. Electron transfer in DNA duplexes containing 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:6154-263. [PMID: 15585661 PMCID: PMC535664 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione, MQ) was linked to synthetic oligonucleotides and exposed to near-UV light to generate base radical cations in DNA. This model system of electron transfer induced alkali-labile breaks at GG doublets, similar to anthraquinone and metallointercalators systems. In sharp contrast to other systems, the photolysis of MQ-DNA duplexes gave interstrand cross-links and alkali-labile breaks at bases on the complementary strand opposite the MQ moiety. For sequences with an internal MQ, the formation of cross-links with A and C opposite the MQ moiety was 2- to 3-fold greater than that with G and T. The yield of cross-links was more than 10-fold greater than that of breaks opposite MQ, which in turn was more than 2-fold greater than breaks at GG doublets. The yield of damage at GG doublets greatly increased for a sequence with a terminal MQ. The distribution of base damage was measured by enzymatic digestion and HPLC analysis (dAdo > dThd > dGuo > dCyd). The formation of novel products in MQ-DNA duplexes was attributed to the ability of excited MQ to generate the radical cations of all four DNA bases; thus, this photochemical reaction provides an ideal model system to study the effects of ionizing radiation and one-electron oxidants.
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- François Bergeron
- Group in the Radiation Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 5N4
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Reaction dynamics between the photonuclease triplet-excited vitamin-K3 and guanine nucleotide. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03185780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sengupta T, Dutta Choudhury S, Basu S. Medium-Dependent Electron and H Atom Transfer between 2‘-Deoxyadenosine and Menadione: A Magnetic Field Effect Study. J Am Chem Soc 2004; 126:10589-93. [PMID: 15327315 DOI: 10.1021/ja0490976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The interaction between 2'-deoxyadenosine and the model antitumor drug menadione has been studied in organic solvent and in micellar medium. The aim of the work is to elucidate the mechanism of this drug-nucleoside interaction and to determine the environmental effects. Laser flash photolysis and magnetic field effect are used to detect the transients and their spin states. The results indicate that H atom transfer and electron transfer are the operative mechanisms depending upon the medium.
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- Tamal Sengupta
- Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700 064, India
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Milligan JR, Aguilera JA, Ly A, Tran NQ, Hoang O, Ward JF. Repair of oxidative DNA damage by amino acids. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:6258-63. [PMID: 14576314 PMCID: PMC275458 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Guanyl radicals, the product of the removal of a single electron from guanine, are produced in DNA by the direct effect of ionizing radiation. We have produced guanyl radicals in DNA by using the single electron oxidizing agent (SCN)2-, itself derived from the indirect effect of ionizing radiation via thiocyanate scavenging of OH. We have examined the reactivity of guanyl radicals in plasmid DNA with the six most easily oxidized amino acids cysteine, cystine, histidine, methionine, tryptophan and tyrosine and also simple ester and amide derivatives of them. Cystine and histidine derivatives are unreactive. Cysteine, methionine, tyrosine and particularly tryptophan derivatives react to repair guanyl radicals in plasmid DNA with rate constants in the region of approximately 10(5), 10(5), 10(6) and 10(7) dm3 mol(-1) s(-1), respectively. The implication is that amino acid residues in DNA binding proteins such as histones might be able to repair by an electron transfer reaction the DNA damage produced by the direct effect of ionizing radiation or by other oxidative insults.
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- J R Milligan
- Department of Radiology, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0610, USA.
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Gorner H. Photoprocesses of p-naphthoquinones and vitamin K(1): effects of alcohols and amines on the reactivity in solution. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2003; 3:71-8. [PMID: 14743282 DOI: 10.1039/b306670n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photochemistry of 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ), the 2-methyl, 2,3-dichloro and 2-bromo derivatives, and vitamin K(1) was studied in non-aqueous solvents by time-resolved UV-vis spectroscopy after ns laser pulses at 248 and 308 nm. The triplet state of the NQs reacts with alcohols and amines, e.g. triethylamine (TEA) and DABCO, yielding semiquinone radicals (HQ(*)/Q (*)(-)). They are the major intermediates and their second-order decay kinetics depend on the properties of the additives and the medium. Transient conductivity measurements suggest the occurrence of photoinduced electron transfer from amines to the triplet state of NQs in acetonitrile. The photoconversion lambda (irr)= 254 nm) of NQs to the 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalenes (H(2)Q) was measured in the absence and presence of varying concentrations of electron and H-atom donors, and the quantum yield was found to increase with increasing electron- or proton-donor concentration. The mechanisms of photoreduction of NQs by propan-2-ol and TEA in acetonitrile exhibit a number of similarities. Oxygen quenches the triplet state, thereby forming singlet molecular oxygen. Oxygen also reacts with the semiquinone radical, thereby forming HO(2)(*)/O(2) (*) (-) radicals, and reacts with H(2)Q, thereby re-forming the quinone. A different pattern, involving intramolecular H-atom transfer, holds for vitamin K(1), where 1,3-quinone methide (1,3-QM) diradicals were observed in acetonitrile prior to formation of two 1,2-QM tautomers, but a triplet was not. The decay of the 1,3-QM intermediates becomes faster in the presence of alcohols and amines due to proton-transfer reactions.
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- Helmut Gorner
- Max-Planck-Institut fur Bioanorganische Chemie, D-45413 Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Görner H. Photoreduction of p-Benzoquinones: Effects of Alcohols and Amines on the Intermediates and Reactivities in Solution¶. Photochem Photobiol 2003; 78:440-8. [PMID: 14653574 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0440:popeoa>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The photochemistry of 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) and alkyl-, Cl- and related derivatives, e.g. methyl-, 2,6-dimethyl-, chloro-, 2,5-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, duroquinone and chloranil, was studied in nonaqueous solvents by UV-vis spectroscopy using nanosecond laser pulses at 308 nm. The reactivity of the triplet state (3Q*) of the quinones with 2-propanol in the absence of water is largest for BQ and depends mainly on the quinone structure, whereas the rate constant of electron transfer from amines, such as triethylamine (TEA) or 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, is close to the diffusion-controlled limit for BQ and most derivatives. Photoinduced charge separation after electron transfer from amines to 3Q* and the subsequent charge recombination or neutralization are supported by time-resolved conductivity measurements. The half-life of the decay kinetics of the semiquinone radical (*QH/Q*-) depends significantly on the donor and the medium. The photoconversion into the hydroquinones was measured under various conditions, the quantum yield, lambda(irr) = 254 nm, increases with increasing 2-propanol and TEA concentrations. The effects of quenching of 3Q*, the *QH/Q*- radicals and the photoconversion are outlined. The mechanisms of photoreduction of quinones in acetonitrile by 2-propanol are compared with those by TEA in benzene and acetonitrile, and the specific properties of substitution are discussed.
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- Helmut Görner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Wang Y, Liu Z. Mechanisms for the formation of major oxidation products of adenine upon 365-nm irradiation with 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone as a sensitizer. J Org Chem 2002; 67:8507-12. [PMID: 12444632 DOI: 10.1021/jo0264170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recently we reported the isolation and characterization of N6-formyl- and N6-acetyladenine from 365-nm irradiation of dinucleoside monophosphates d(ApA), d(ApC), and d(CpA) in the presence of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione) (Wang et al. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2002, 291, 1252-7). In this article we investigated the mechanisms for the formation of the two major products by carrying out photoirradiation with isotopically labeled menadione and 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone. HPLC and electrospray ionization (ESI)-mass spectrometry (MS) and tandem MS studies of the products unambiguously established that the carbonyl group in the products arises from the photosensitizer: The N6-formyl group comes from oxidation of the methyl group and the N6-acetyl group stems from the methyl group and the adjacent ring carbon in menadione. From above results, we proposed mechanisms for the formation of the two products.
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- Yinsheng Wang
- Department of Chemistry-027, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA
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Wang Y, Liu Z, Dixon C. Major adenine products from 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-sensitized photoirradiation at 365 nm. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 291:1252-7. [PMID: 11883952 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this article we report the isolation and characterization of major products of adenine in dinucleoside monophosphates upon 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione)-sensitized UVA irradiation. Our results show that the major products form via the coupling between the menadione moiety and the exocyclic amino group of adenine. Similar reactions were not observed for cytosine. To our knowledge, this is the first report about the direct reaction between a DNA base and a photosensitizer under 365-nm ultraviolet light irradiation. Our results are consistent with previous observation showing that N(6) radical formed on adenine upon UVA irradiation.
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- Yinsheng Wang
- Department of Chemistry, 027, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0403, USA.
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