Effects of hydroxyl radical scavengers on relaxation of supercoiled DNA by aminomethyl-trimethyl-psoralen and monochromatic UVA photons

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 751-756

  Oroskar, Asha A ^a,c   Lambert, Christopher ^b   Peak, Meyrick J ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Nunc Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AMT; DNA single strand breaks; Free radicals; Hydroxyl radical scavengers; UVA

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PSORALEN;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA DENATURATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; IRRADIATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029978390     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02158-2     Document Type: Article

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