PHOTOREACTIONS OF 5-BROMOURACIL IN THE PRESENCE OF CYSTEINE AND GLUTATHIONE

Abstract —Sulfhydryl compounds such as cysteine and glutathione enhance the photochemical reactivity of 5-bromouracil irradiated in aqueous solution with ultraviolet light (Λ > 240 nm). Production of uracil and addition of the sulfhydryl compound to the 5-bromouracil residue are the major photoreactions.     

The photochemistry of uracil: a reinvestigation

Results from a re-examination of the photochemical reactions undergone by uracil (Ura) are presented. Irradiation of Ura in frozen aqueous solution at -78.5°C produces two diastereomeric (6-4) products, namely the cis and trans isomers of 5-hydroxy-6-4'-(pyrimidin-2'-one)-5,6-dihydrouracil. Upon heating in 0.1m HCl, each of these compounds decomposes to form 6-4'-(pyrimidin-2'-one)uracil. In addition, evidence for production of a hydrate of a trimer of Ura is presented, Irradiation of this compound at 254nm forms Ura and a (6-4) adduct as products. The compounds 5-4'-(pyrimidin-2'-one)uracil and 6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrouracil were also present after Ura was irradiated in frozen aqueous solution. Cyclobutane dimers (CBDs) are formed when Ura is irradiated in the frozen aqueous state, in fluid aqueous and acetonitrile solution and in the presence of photosensitizers (e.g. acetone). Published information, concerning the identity and relative quantitative importance of the four CBD isomers (cis-syn, cis-anti, trans-syn and trans-anti) formed in these photochemical systems, is incomplete and often in substantial disagreement. Using chemical methods in conjunction with HPLC, the identity and relative amounts of the four dimers have been determined in each of these systems. Consequently, a number of inconsistencies found in the literature concerning dimer product identity and quantitative distribution have been resolved.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSSLINKING OF ATP TO HISTONE H4

Abstract— A covalent crosslink occurs between histone H4 and the adenine moiety of ATP, when the complex they form is irradiated with UV light of Λ > 290 nm in the presence of acetone. Within 1 h of irradiation a 48% yield of crosslinked product is thus obtained. It is also shown that in the photosensitized reaction, 80% of the crosslinked product is monomeric, whereas protein precipitation and aggregation occur as a result of direct irradiation with 254 nm light.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL ADDITION OF GLUTATHIONE TO URACIL AND THYMINE

Abstract —Irradiation (Λ > 240 nm) of thymine in aqueous solution in the presence of glutathione produces primarily 5-S-glutathione-5, 6-dihydropyrimidine and 5- S, S -glutathione-5, 6-dihydro-pyrimidine. These adducts are obtained in better yields when the irradiations (Λ > 280 nm) are carried out in the presence of triplet-state sensitizers. Reduction of 5- S, S -glutathione-5, 6-dihydropyrimidine with zinc dust in acetic acid yields the corresponding 5, 6-dihydropyrimidine. When thymine-glutathione adducts are heated in 6 N HCl for 2h, 5- S -cysteine-5, 6-dihydrothymine and 5- S, S -cysteine-5, 6-dihydrothymine are formed. Under these conditions, uracil-glutathione adducts are less stable and are converted to products other than uracil-cysteine adducts.     

ACETONE-SENSITIZED DIMERIZATION OF CYTOSINE DERIVATIVES*

Abstract— Irradiation of cytosine derivatives in aqueous solution in the presence of acetone with light of wavelength > 290 nm results in the formation of cyclobutane-type dimers. A mixture of cis-syn, cis-anti and trans-anti isomers are formed, the trans-anti dimer being the major product. The trans-anti isomers have been isolated as crystalline products and are found to be fairly stable in the solid state. These dimeric products undergo deamination in neutral aqueous solution. In acidic solution monomerization is an important reaction whereas in alkaline solution ring opening is the major mode of degradation. The results of analysis of the photo-products are compared with those of sensitized irradiation of uracil and undine.     

Photochemical coupling of 5-bromo-1,3-dimethyluracil and its 6-alkyl derivatives to 3-methylindole and N alpha-acetyl-L-tryptophan methyl ester

Photochemical reactions between 5-bromo-1,3-dimethyluracils and 3-substituted indoles in acetone solution were studied. Irradiation (lambda greater than 290 nm) of 5-bromo-1,3-dimethyluracil (1) and N alpha-acetyl-L-tryptophan methyl ester (2) yields, in addition to 5-(2-indolyl)uracil (3), a new photoadduct 5-(7-indolyl)uracil (4). 5-Bromo-1,3-dimethyluracils with 6-alkyl substituents irradiated in the presence of 2 give the 5-(2-indolyl)uracil-type photoadducts exclusively.     

紫外光照下尿嘧啶在磷酸盐水溶液中的新型光化学反应研究

在中压汞灯光照下,无机磷酸盐能促进尿嘧啶水溶液(pH=8)的光解作用(磷酸盐效应),发生嘧啶碱基的光解取代反应,主要光解产物为6-磷酸基尿嘧啶(C₄H₅N₂O₆P).通过元素分析,UV,IR,EIMS,¹HNMR,¹³CNMR,³¹PNMR等测试手段和方法,确定了光解产物的组成和结构.实验表明,在中压汞灯的发射光谱(连续光谱)中,对磷酸盐效应起作用的波长为190～220nm.     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF FLAVINS—I. CONVENTIONAL AND LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS STUDY OF ALLOXAZINE

Abstract— The photobleaching of alloxazine in buffered aqueous solution has been studied by means of flash photolysis using conventional and laser excitation sources. Several transient species have been characterized. The alloxazine triplet state (Λ_max 420 nm and 550 nm, times; = 9 μs) was identified with the aid of low-temperature comparison experiments in ethanol. Transient absorption with Λ_max 440 nm, which appears after decay of the triplet state, and whose second-order decay is pH-dependent, is postulated to be due to the semiquinone radical (AH₂*) and a radical derived from alloxazine by addition of water and loss of a hydrogen atom (HAOH*), which are in equilibrium with their conjugate cation radicals. The results of experiments in the presence of oxygen indicate that these species are not primarily formed from the triplet state. The enhanced second-order decay of the flavin radicals in oxygen-containing solutions is interpreted in terms of their reaction with the peroxy radicals. The proposed mechanisms account for the production of hydroxylated alloxazines.     

PHOTOPHYSICS and PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF BIS-2-(9-ANTHRYL)ETHYL GLUTARATE

Abstract— The photochemistry and photophysics of bis-(2-(9-anthryl)ethyl glutarate 2 and 2-(9-anthryl) ethyl pivalate 3 have been examined as monomeric models for poly-2-(9-anthryl)ethyl methacrylate 1. The absorption and excitation spectra of 2 show no ground state interaction, but appreciable monomer (51%) and excimer (49%) emission. Delayed monomer and excimer fluorescence are also observed in fluid solution at room temperature. Photolysis of 2 at low temperature produces a photoproduct (44% yield) which is unstable at room temperature and presumably is the head-to-head (H-H) dimer. Steady state irradiation of 2 at room temperature (Λ 350 nm) cleanly produces a head-to-tail (H-T) dimer (6) derived from the singlet state and an additional unidentified adduct (7). The product distribution is concentration dependent, with 6 predominating at high concentrations (> 10⁻³ M ). The fluorescence spectra of the broken dimers derived from 6 and 7 indicate that substantial ir overlap exists in the transition state leading to each product.     

PHOTOPHYSICS AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF PHOTOREACTIVATION

Abstract— Photoreactivating enzyme (PRE) monomerizes cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimers formed in DNA by UV light ( Λ < 300 nm). The enzyme requires near UV and visible wavelengths (300 < Λ < 600 nm) for activity. Possible mechanisms of action of the PRE are suggested by non-enzymatic processes in which pyrimidine dimers are monomerized by UV and visible light. Two such non-enzymatic processes are (a) photolysis of dimers resulting from direct absorption of UV, and (b) sensitized monomerization involving charge transfer complexes. Several lines of evidence suggest that the mechanism of action of the PRE more closely resembles (b) than (a). Recent experiments on the PRE from E. coli reveal the presence of new long wavelength absorption which may indicate the presence of a ground state complex. The known ability of PRE to monomerize dimers of thymine, cytosine and uracil suggests that the carbonyl groups at 2 position of the pyrimidine ring may be important in the interaction between enzyme and dimer.     

Cu(II) catalyzed oxidation of mercaptoacetic acid by methylene blue in acidic medium: Influence of solvent and morphology

Kinetic studies on the Cu(II) catalyzed oxidation of mercaptoacetic acid (thioglycolic acid, TGA) by the model electron receptor methylene blue in acidic medium show that the reaction follows a second order kinetics in TGA. The order in methylene blue is unity but at higher [TGA], the order is 3/4. The rate shows an inverse relationship with [H⁺] and a second order dependence on [Cu(II)]. The reaction conforms to Arrhenius behavior in aqueous medium but resorts to anti-Arrhenius behavior in aqueous methanol and in aqueous acetone media. The reaction involves the in situ participation of nanoparticles which has been confirmed by SEM, XRD, and FTIR techniques. In aqueous medium, cauliflower shaped nanoparticles (44.21–74.33 nm) are obtained but in the presence of acetone and methanol, nanogranules (38.96–70.73 nm) and nanodisks (47.30–72.16 nm), respectively, are produced at 35°C as revealed by SEM images and XRD data. The reaction is characterized by the participation of two transition states in aqueous acetone medium and the kinetics of the reaction, especially the temperature dependence, is governed by the adsorption of methylene blue on copper nanoparticles as influenced by morphology inter alia dielectric constant of the reaction medium.     

Stepwise cycloreversion of oxetane radical cations with initial C-O bond cleavage

2,4,6-Triaryl(thia)pyrylium salts have been used as electron-transfer photosensitizers for the cycloreversion of the oxetane ring system. The radical cation of 2,3-diphenyl-4-hydroxymethyloxetane (1) undergoes stepwise splitting via initial O-C2 cleavage. Spin and charge in the resulting intermediate are located in the oxygen and carbon atoms, respectively. Subsequent intramolecular nucleophilic attack produces 2,3-diphenyl-4-hydroxytetrahydrofuran (4a). Formation of this product occurs in the submicrosecond time scale, competing with C3-C4 cleavage to the detectable (lambdamax = 470 nm) trans-stilbene radical cation.     

FLUORESCENCE AND THE LOCATION OF TRYPTOPHAN RESIDUES IN PROTEIN MOLECULES

Abstract— Fluorescence spectra of a number of native and denaturated proteins have been analysed, using spectral band width (ΔΛ), spectral maximum position (Λ_m), fluorescence quenching by external ionic quenchers, lifetime (b), and quantum yield ( q ) and its changes upon denaturation. The results enabled a model of fluorescence properties of tryptophan residues in the proteins to be substantiated by considering the existence of three discrete spectral classes, one buried in nonpolar regions of the protein (Λ_m 330–332 nm, ΔΛ= 48–49nm, q 0.11, τ= 2.1 ns) and two on the surface. One of the latter is completely exposed to water (Λ_m# 350–353 nm, ΔΛ= 59–61 nm, q # 0.2, τ= 5.4 ns); the other is in limited contact with water which is probably immobilized by bonding at the macromolecular surface (Λ_m# 340–342 nm, ΔΛ= 53–55 nm, q # 0.3, = 4.4 ns). Some quantitative predictions from the model, for (a) the fraction of fluorescence that is quenched by ionic quenchers, (b) the mean values of quantum yield, and (c) the mean values of fluorescence lifetime for various proteins, show good concordance with independent experimentally determined values.     

FLUORESCENCE AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF OLIGOCYTIDYLIC AND POLYCYTIDYLIC ACIDS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Abstract —In addition to the monomer-like fluorescence, a long-wavelength emission (Λ^max_em= 410 nm) has been detected in the dinucleoside 5'-5' pyrophosphate (CppC) at room temperature. This emission looks very similar to that previously reported for the acidic forms of Poly C (Poly C. Poly C⁺ and Poly I. Poly C. Poly C⁺). Only the monomer-like emission (Λ^max_em= 330 nm) can be detected in neutral Poly C, acidic CppC, and the neutral or protonated forms of the dinucleoside phosphate CpC.A correlation between the room temperature fluorescence of oligo and polycytidylic acids and their photochemical behaviour is found. Irradiation of all the polymeric samples at both neutral and acid pH results in the formation of minor photoproducts. They have been characterized by their absorbance (in the range 300–400 nm) and their fluorescence spectra. The same product is obtained in all cases where the monomer-like fluorescence only is detected. Distinct products are formed in neutral CppC and in the acidic Poly C forms.
The results are discussed with respect to the conformation of the oligo and polycytidylic acids and possible relationships between the 410–420 nm emission and adduct formation. An excimer is proposed as a common, intermediate excited state in both radiative deactivation and adduct formation in neutral CppC and the acidic Poly C forms.     

水相中四氯化碳的激光闪光光解研究

利用激光闪光光解技术研究了水相中四氯化碳光分解和光氧化的微观机制,并且指证了水相中四氯化碳受光激发所产生的瞬态光谱中的一些瞬态物种的特征吸收峰。并对这些瞬态物种的行为和归宿进行了研究。研究表明在248nm激光作用下,四氯化碳受光激发将分解为CCl~3^.自由基和Cl^.自由基。CCl~3^.自由基在无氧/有氧条件下的反应途径是不同的:在无氧条件下CCl~3^.自由基将进行偶合反应生成更难于降解的C~2Cl~6;而在有氧条件下CCl~3^.自由基则与O~2反应生成CCl~3O~2^.自由基,而CCl~3O~2^.自由基最终转变为COCl~2,这意味着光氧化能够有效地降解CCl~4。Cl^.自由基基本上不受氧气存在的影响,其归宿是与水分子发生电荷转移反应。     

Depopulation of Highly Excited Singlet States of DNA Model Compounds: Quantum Yields of 193 and 245 nm Photoproducts of Pyrimidine Monomers and Dinucleoside Monophosphates

Abstract— Formation of uracil and orotic acid photodimers, uridine and 5'-UMP photohydrates, TpT photodimers and (6-4)photoproducts, dCpT photohydrates and (6-4)photo-products and UpU, CpC and CpU photohydrates were studied in neutral deoxygenated aqueous solution at room temperature upon irradiation at either 193 or 254 nm. The photoproducts were identified and quantified and the contribution from photoionization to substrate decomposition, using λ_irr= 193 nm, was separated. The ratio of the quantum yields of respective stable products,η=φ¹⁹³/φ²⁵⁴ is indicative of the yield of internal conversion from the second to the first excited singlet state, S₂→ S₁. For the observed photodimers η decreases from 0.94 for uracil to 0.7 for TpT and further to 0.55 for orotic acid. For the (6-4)photoproducts of TpT and dCpT T| = 0.5-0.8 and for the photohydrates in the cases of UpU, CpC, CpU and dCpT TJ ranges from 0.55 to 1.     

ON THE PHOTOIONIZATION ENERGY THRESHOLD OF TRYPTOPHAN IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Abstract— To investigate the existence and energy position of a photoionization threshold. tryptophan (Trp) has been photoionized in desecrated neutral aqueous or alcoholic solution under monochromatic light of variable frequency, in presence of N₂O to scavenge the photoelectron.
Present findings and some literature data converge to show the existence of a threshold for the one photon ionization process. This threshold is located at 4.5 ± 0.1 eV and 4.85 ± 0.1 cV for Trp in aqueous and ethanol solutions. respectively, which corresponds to a lowering with respect to the gas phase ionization potential of 3.4 and 3.0 eV.
The photoionization quantum yields for Trp is found about 4 times greater at 250 nm than at Λ_cx= 265 nm, where φe^-_4M=0.080±0.025. In such spectral range. at most one photoelectron out of 4–5 escaping geminate recombination would lead to Trp photodegradation in acrated solutions.
These results also point out that the neutral radical Trp. which has been previously observed for Λ_cx > 275 nm, i.e. below the ionization threshold energy—would not necessarily derive from Trp ⁺ deprotonation or cation-electron dissociative recombination. Similarly, the opening of the indole ring with formylkynurenine (FK) formation which is observed under aerobic conditions and Λ_cx >, 280 nm would not imply an electron attachment on O₂ but reactions such as Trp +³O₂ or Trp*+³O₂ or else
     

铜（II）离子对脱镁叶绿素-a荧光猝灭的研究

本文介绍了一种利用荧光熄灭定量的测定铜（II）的新方法。从新鲜菠菜中提取叶绿素-a,用高氯酸溶液处理,制得脱镁叶绿素-a。测量脱镁叶绿素-a的紫外-可见吸收光谱,观测到505和535nm处有特征吸收峰。在60 ℃水浴中,脱镁叶绿素-a的丙酮溶液与铜（II）离子水溶液混合,5分钟后发现混合液颜色变绿,505和535 nm处吸收峰消失。铜（II）离子水溶液与脱镁叶绿素-a的丙酮溶液混合后发生荧光猝灭现象,而类似浓度的其它生理离子在相同反应条件下对脱镁叶绿素-a的荧光猝灭现象不明显。 研究了铜（II）离子与脱镁叶绿素-a的反应时间,反应温度对荧光强度衰减的影响。并通过阿累尼乌斯经验关系估算铜（II）离子与脱镁叶绿素-a反应的活化能约为10 ±1kJ·mol-1。研究了铜（II）离子的浓度对脱镁叶绿素-a的丙酮溶液荧光强度的影响,在8.0×10-5 ～8.0×10-7 mol·dm-3范围内,铜（II）离子的浓度与混合液的荧光强度成线性衰减关系,检测限可达8.0×10-7 mol·dm-3。利用脱镁叶绿素-a的丙酮溶液的荧光强度变化测量,有望发展成为一种检测铜（II）离子的新方法。     

Reactions of OH* and eaq − with uracil and thymine in the presence of Cu(II) ions in dilute aqueous solutions: A pulse radiolysis study

The reactions of OH^* and e_aq ^? adducts of uracil and thymine with Cu(II) ions in aqueous solutions were followed by pulse radiolysis. The transient absorption spectra of the OH^* adducts of uracil when followed in the presence of Cu(II) ions show growth in absorption at wavelengths 420 and 350 nm at 15 μs and 65 μs after the pulse respectively. Similar transient absorption spectra of thymine showed growth in absorption at wavelengths 390 and 320 nm at 38 μs and 65 μs after the pulse respectively. The rates of electron transfer from the OH^* adducts of uracil and thymine to various Cu(II) compounds when monitored at 360 nm lie between 10⁶ and 10⁸ mol^?1 dm³ s^?1 this implies that the electron transfer process is not an efficient process. Low rate constants coupled with the spectral changes suggest formation of a radical copper adduct which decays by water insertion to give cis-glycols as the major product. The electron transfer from the electron adducts of uracil and thymine to various copper(II) compounds takes place more efficiently (rate constants of the order of 10⁸ and 10⁹ mol^?1 dm³ s^?1) compared with that from the OH^* adducts. The t-butanol radicals formed on scavenging the OH^* radicals also produce adducts with Cu(I) ions which are formed on oxidation of the electron adducts by Cu(II) ions. This adduct has absorption around 400 nm both in the case of uracil and thymine.     

Photosensitized degradation of polyethylene glycols in aqueous solutions. I. Viscosimetric measurements

Investigations were performed on acetone and benzene-sensitized degradation of triethylene glycol (TEG), polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400), and polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG 4000) in aqueous solutions exposed to irradiation at λ = 254 nm and λ ～ 313 nm. The systems investigated were exposed at 20°C (±1°C) in both deaerated and undeaerated solutions. The course of the photosensitized degradation was examined viscosimetrically. The determined quantum yield (?) of chain scission decreases distinctly as the molecular weight of the polymer rises, irrespective of the wavelength of the light absorbed and deaeration of system exposed.