Free radicals associated with DNA damage.
This short review focuses on the chemical events related to DNA damage induced by free radicals. Diffusible hydroxyl radicals (HO) are able to react with either the sugar units by hydrogen abstraction or with the base moieties by addition. Selectively generated carbon-centred radicals at C1', C...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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