Changes in bending of the DNA helix axis caused by the introduction of conformationally locked nucleotide analogs into the center region of the palindromic Dickerson dodecamer, d(CGCGAATTCGCG)(2), have been studied by NMR measurement of residual one-bond (13)C-(1)H dipolar couplings. Thymidine analogs, in which the deoxyribose was substituted by bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, were incorporated in the T7...

The essential oils of branchlets and fruits of Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos were examined for their antioxidant activity. The compositions of the essential oils were studied by GC and GC-MS. To evaluation the antioxidants activity of the volatile oils, pure components and positive controls at different concentrations, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) s...

Reactions of reactive oxygen species and more specifically — of hydroxyl radical (•OH) — with nucleosides may lead to the generation of radicals in the base and 2-deoxyribose moieties. In the present study emphasis was put on the possible reaction modes of 2'-deoxyadenosine (dA) radicals, leading to the formation of related 5’,8-cyclonucleosides. It appears that the prerequisite for the formati...

Iron(III)-NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid) solution shows high activity for oxidative degradation of 2'-deoxyribose in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, whereas its activity of Fe(III)-TFD A (2-aminomethyltetrahydrofuran-N,N-diacetic acid) is negligible under the same experimental conditions; however the latter solution exhibits abnormally higher reactivity for oxygenation reaction at 8-position of...

Abasic sites (1, Scheme 1), which are generated by hydrolysis of the glycosidic bonds connecting the heterocyclic nucleobases to the deoxyribose backbone, represent the most common type of damage suffered by genomic DNA.1 Spontaneous hydrolysis yields approximately 10,000 abasic sites per cell per day. In addition, exposure of DNA to radiation, mutagens, and anticancer drugs can lead to the gen...