Electrolytically reduced 6- and 8-nitro-5-deazaflavin derivatives have been found to interact to react specifically with guanine base by means of cyclic voltammetry. Electrolytic reductions of 6- and 8-nitro-5-deazaflavin derivatives in the presence of the 2'-deoxyguanosine under anaerobic conditions resulted in prominent formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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