Identification of a major pathway of strand break formation in poly U induced by OH radicals in presence of oxygen.
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A reaction mechanism is presented for strand break formation in poly U induced by OH radicals in N2O/O2- saturated aqueous solution based on experimental results obtained with different methods.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. Section C, Biosciences
دوره 39 3-4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984