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  • Title: Photochemically catalyzed generation of site-specific 8-nitroguanine adducts in DNA by the reaction of long-lived neutral guanine radicals with nitrogen dioxide.
    Author: Shafirovich V, Mock S, Kolbanovskiy A, Geacintov NE.
    Journal: Chem Res Toxicol; 2002 Apr; 15(4):591-7. PubMed ID: 11952346.
    Abstract:
    A novel photochemical approach is described for synthesizing site-specific 8-nitro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-nitro-dG) adducts DNA. The method is based on the bimolecular reaction of a neutral, deprotonated guanine radical [G(-H)*] in DNA and nitrogen dioxide (*NO(2)) radicals. This approach is illustrated using the single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotide 5'-d(CCATCGCTACC) dissolved in an aqueous solution of nitrite and bicarbonate anions at pH 7.5. The photochemical synthesis was triggered by the selective photodissociation of persulfate anions to yield SO(4)(*-) radical anions by either 308 nm XeCl excimer laser pulses or by a continuous irradiation with 290-340 nm light from a 1000 W Xe lamp. The sulfate radicals formed generate the CO(3)(*-) and *NO(2) radicals by one-electron oxidation of the bicarbonate and nitrite anions. In turn, the CO(3)(*-) radicals site-selectively generate G(-H)* radicals in DNA that combine with *NO(2) to form 8-nitro-dG lesions in the oligonucleotide. The nitrated oligonucleotides were purified by reversed-phase HPLC techniques and are stable at 4 degrees C for at least 4 days, but depurinate at ambient temperatures of 23 degrees C at pH 7 with a half-life of approximately 20 h. The nature of the reaction and decomposition products were studied by a combination of ESI and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric techniques.
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