Reductive DNA cleavage induced by UVA photoirradiation of NADH without oxygen

Makiko Tanaka, Kei Ohkubo, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

UVA irradiation of dihydronicotinamide coenzyme (NADH), which plays a key role in a number of biological redox processes, results in effective DNA cleavage without oxygen via photoionization of NADH and the subsequent reaction of hydrated electron with DNA as well as photoinduced electron transfer from NADH to DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12372-12373
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume128
Issue number38
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Sep 2006

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