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Hydroxyl radical is a significant player in oxidative DNA damage in vivo.

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Author(s)

Miral M. Dizdar, Barry Halliwell, Amitav Adhikary, Michael Dingfelder

Abstract

Recent publications have suggested that oxidative DNA damage mediated by hydroxyl radical (.OH) is unimportant in vivo, and that carbonate anion radical (CO3.-) plays the key role. We examine these claims and summarize the evidence that OH does play a key role as an important member of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vivo.
Citation
Chemical Society Reviews

Keywords

hydroxyl radical, DNA damage, oxidative stress

Citation

Dizdar, M. , Halliwell, B. , Adhikary, A. and Dingfelder, M. (2021), Hydroxyl radical is a significant player in oxidative DNA damage in vivo., Chemical Society Reviews, [online], https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CS00044F, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=931588 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created June 15, 2021, Updated October 14, 2021