Emphasis is placed in the first part of this survey on mechanistic aspects of the formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoGua) as the result of exposure to z.rad;OH radical, one-electron oxidants and singlet oxygen (1O(2)) oxidation. It was found that 8-oxoGua, which is generated by either hydration of the guanine radical cation or .OH addition at C8 of the imidazole ring, is a preferential target for further reactions with 1O(2) and one-electron oxidants, including the highly oxidizing oxyl-type guanine radical. Interestingly, tandem base lesions that involve 8-oxoGua and a vicinal formylamine residue were found to be generated within DNA as the result of a single .OH radical hit. The likely mechanism of formation of the latter lesions involves the transient generation of 5-(6)-peroxy-6-(5)-hydroxy-5,6-dihydropyrimidyl radicals that may add to the C8 of a vicinal guanine base before undergoing rearrangement. Another major topic which is addressed deals with recent developments in the measurement of oxidative base damage to cellular DNA. This was mostly achieved using the accurate and highly specific HPLC method coupled with the tandem mass spectrometry detection technique. Interestingly, optimized conditions of DNA extraction and subsequent work-up allow the accurate measurement of 11 modified nucleosides and bases within cellular DNA upon exposure to oxidizing agents including UVA and ionizing radiations. Finally, recently available data on the substrate specificity of DNA repair enzymes belonging to the base excision and nucleotide excision pathways are briefly reviewed. For this purpose modified oligonucleotides in which cyclopurine, and cyclopyrimidine nucleosides were site-specifically inserted were synthesized.

Oxidative damage to DNA: formation, measurement and biochemical features.

Oxidative damage to DNA: formation, measurement, and biological significance.

Advances in singlet oxygen chemistry

Singlet oxygen (1O2) is a biologically relevant reactive oxygen species capable of efficiently reacting with cellular constituents. The resulting oxidatively generated damage to nucleic acids, membrane unsaturated lipids, and protein components has been shown to be implicated in several diseases, including arthritis, cataracts, and skin cancer. Singlet oxygen may be endogenously produced, among various possibilities, by myeloperoxidase, an enzyme implicated in inflammation processes, and also efficiently in skin by the UVA component of solar radiation through photosensitization reactions. Emphasis is placed in this Review on the description of the main oxidation reactions initiated by 1O2 and the resulting modifications within key cellular targets, including guanine for nucleic acids, unsaturated lipids, and targeted amino acids. Most of these reactions give rise to peroxides and dioxetanes, whose formation has been rationalized in terms of [4+2] cycloaddition and 1,2-cycloaddition with dienes + olefins, ...

Singlet Molecular Oxygen Reactions with Nucleic Acids, Lipids, and Proteins.

Characterization of spiroiminodihydantoin as a product of one-electron oxidation of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine.

Photosensitized Oxygenation of a 7,8-Dihydro-8-Oxoguanosine Derivative - Formation of Dioxetane and Hydroperoxide Intermediates (Vol 117, Pg 474, 1995)

Sheu C

Papers

Photosensitized Oxygenation of a 7,8-Dihydro-8-Oxoguanosine Derivative - Formation of Dioxetane and Hydroperoxide Intermediates (Vol 117, Pg 474, 1995)