Reactivity of guanine at m5CpG steps in DNA: Evidence for electronic effects transmitted through the base pairs

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 461-471

  Das, Arunangshu ^a   Tang, Kit S ^b   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a   Waring, Michael J ^b   Tomasz, Maria ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPDE adducts; DNA mitomycin C adducts; p53 mutations

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE 7,8 DIHYDRODIOL 9,10 OXIDE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GUANINE; MITOMYCIN;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

7,8-DIHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXYBENZO(A)PYRENE 9,10-OXIDE; ALKYLATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GUANINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MITOMYCIN; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033163399     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80064-7     Document Type: Article

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