Excitation transfer, charge transfer and hydrogen abstraction reaction, kinetic studies of modification of DNA components

Laser induced acetone-sensitized excitation of DNA components offered, for the first time, T-T absorption spectra and direct measurement of triplet states kinetics of cytosine, cytidine, and dCMP, adenine, adenosine and dAMP and guanosine. Mechanisms and kinetics of electron transfer reactions between triplet acetone and purine bases and triplet thymine and electrophilic modifiers have been elucidated. Rapid electron transfer from hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives to oxidizing OH adducts of pyrimidines have been performed. Fast reduction and repair of oxidizing damage of pyrimidines have been achieved using pulse radiolysis techniques. (author)