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  • Title: Mechanism for strand-break induction in DNA-proflavine complexes exposed to visible light.
    Author: Piette J, Lopez M, Calberg-Bacq CM, Van de Vorst A.
    Journal: Int J Radiat Biol Relat Stud Phys Chem Med; 1981 Oct; 40(4):427-33. PubMed ID: 6457813.
    Abstract:
    Proflavine bound-superhelical phi XRFI DNA Molecules undergo single-strand scission upon irradiation with visible light at high fluence rate. As shown by agarose gel electrophoresis analyses, the nicking reaction is (i) oxygen-dependent, (ii) strongly inhibited by catalase and an electron scavenger such as cystamine, and (iii) totally suppressed by ceruloplasmin and radical scavengers such as t-butanol sodium benzoate. This indicates that H2O2, e-, O2 and OH, respectively, are involved in the cleavage process. NaN3, a singlet-oxygen quencher, has very little effect on strand-breakage but it prevents almost completely the alteration of guanine residues (a lesion already observed after irradiation at low fluence rate). Since, in the presence of NaN3, strand scission can occur and guanine (as the other bases) recovered intact, it follows that the radical intermediates produced during breakages are probably not involved in any permanent modification of the DNA bases.
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