Specific Generation of 1-Methylcytosine
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Chunxiang Yao; Maria L. Cuadrado-Peinado; Miroslav Polášek; František Tureček
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Nucleobase-derived radicals are crucial transient intermediates in the radiation damage of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). Among the recognized mechanisms of radiation damage, capture of a low-energy electron followed by protonation of the transient anion radical results in the formation of hydrogen-at