Radiolysis of Thymine in Aqueous Solutions: Change in Site of Attack with Change in p H
- 28 May 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 148 (3674), 1234-1235
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3674.1234
Abstract
In the radiolysis of thymine in neutral air-saturated solutions the principal site of attack is at the 5,6 double bond; in strongly alkaline solutions the attack shifts to the 5-methyl group. The shift correlates well with a model based on two changes in the reaction path as the pH is increased.Keywords
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