Photochemical deamination and demethylation of 5-methylcytosine

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 745-750

  Privat, Eric ^a   Sowers, Lawrence C ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CYTOSINE; CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; THYMINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; DEAMINATION; DEMETHYLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; AMINATION; CYTOSINE; DEALKYLATION; DEAMINATION; DNA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TRITIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029894026     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx950182o     Document Type: Article

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