The structure of DNA dictates purine atom site selectivity in alkylation by primary diazonium ions

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1462-1470

  Lu, Xuefang ^a   Heilman, Jacqueline M ^a   Blans, Patrick ^a   Fishbein, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 PROPANEDIAZONIUM; 3 NITRO 1 NITROSO 1 PROPYLGUANIDINE; DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; ION TRANSPORT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALKYLATION; AZO COMPOUNDS; DNA; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PURINES;

EID: 25444488019     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx0501334     Document Type: Article

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