CYTOTOXIC AND MUTAGENIC EFFECTS OF THE PHOTODYNAMIC ACTION OF CHLOROALUMINUM PHTHALOCYANINE AND VISIBLE LIGHT IN L5178Y CELLS

Abstract The cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of chloroaluminum phthalocyanine (CAPC) plus red light have been measured in strains of L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells which differ in their DNA repair capacities. Strain LY-R, deficient in the excision repair of UV-induced dimers, was found to be relatively more sensitive to the cytotoxic effects of CAPC plus light, whereas strain LY-S, deficienl in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, was more sensitive than strain LY-R to the mutagenic effects of the treatment. Mutation frequencies were measured in LY-S and LY-R sub-strains which were heterozygous or hemizygous at the thymidine kinase (tk) locus. The mutation frequency at the tk locus induced in the heterozygous strain LY-SI by CAPC plus light was lower than that induced by an equitoxic dose of ionizing radiation but similar to that induced by an equitoxic dose of UVC radiation: The mutation frequency at the F., dose of CAPC plus light was approximately 1100 per 10⁶ surviving cells. The induced frequency in strain LY-S1 was much higher than in either tk+l-heterozygous or ik+10 hemizygous strains of LY-R. The rate and extent of incorporation of CAPC by the LY-R strains was somewhat greater than for strain LY-S1 at early times after CAPC addition, but by the time the cells were irradiated (18 h after CAPC addition) the difference was not great enough to account for the difference in cytotoxicity. It is possible that the cytotoxic and mutagenic lesions differ and that either the quantities of the respective lesions induced or the efficiencies of repair of the respective lesions differ inversely in the two strains. light have been measured in strains of L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells which differ in their DNA repair capacities. Strain LY-R, deficient in the excision repair of UV-induced dimers, was found to be relatively more sensitive to the cytotoxic effects of CAPC plus light, whereas strain LY-S, deficienl in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, was more sensitive than strain LY-R to the mutagenic effects of the treatment. Mutation frequencies were measured in LY-S and LY-R sub-strains which were heterozygous or hemizygous at the thymidine kinase (tk) locus. The mutation frequency at the tk locus induced in the heterozygous strain LY-SI by CAPC plus light was lower than that induced by an equitoxic dose of ionizing radiation but similar to that induced by an equitoxic dose of UVC radiation: The mutation frequency at the F., dose of CAPC plus light was approximately 1100 per 10⁶ surviving cells. The induced frequency in strain LY-S1 was much higher than in either tk+l-heterozygous or ik+10 hemizygous strains of LY-R. The rate and extent of incorporation of CAPC by the LY-R strains was somewhat greater than for strain LY-S1 at early times after CAPC addition, but by the time the cells were irradiated (18 h after CAPC addition) the difference was not great enough to account for the difference in cytotoxicity. It is possible that the cytotoxic and mutagenic lesions differ and that either the quantities of the respective lesions induced or the efficiencies of repair of the respective lesions differ inversely in the two strains.     

CHEMILUMINESCENCE AND FLUORESCENCE OF THE EUROPIUM IONS-ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES SYSTEM AND ITS POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Abstract— Chemiluminescence of the Eu(II)/Eu(III)-adenine nucleotide-H₂O₂ system and fluorescence of the Eu(III)-adenosine triphosphate system have been investigated. The spectral distribution of the chemiluminescence emission has shown an occurrence of three main bands (Λ=470–480,590–620 and ca. 700 nm). The energy transfer process from the adenosine triphosphate molecules to the Eu(III) ions has been observed in the fluorescence spectrum. The examined chemiluminescence and fluorescence spectra show that these both kinds of emission originate from the ⁵ D _***τ⁷F_*** ( n =1–4) transitions in the Eu(III) ions.     

Calculation of potential energy curves for Rb2 including relativistic effects

All-electron relativistic calculations have been performed on the Rb₂ molecule. The molecular orbitals are optimized within a spin-free no-pair Hamiltonian formalism and spin-orbit coupling is treated using quasi-degenerate perturbation theory. Potential curves of the ground state and several excited states are calculated, and the spectroscopic constants T _e, D _e, R _e and ω_e are in good agreement with experimental values. The spin-orbit splittings at the 5p and 6p asymptotic limits are found to be underestimated by about 30%. Large perturbations in the spectra from the 1¹Σ⁺ _u(A) state are predicted due to an avoided crossing with a 1 ³Π_ub state caused by spin-orbit interaction. The predissociation dynamics of the 2 ¹Π_uC and 3 ¹Π_uD states is discussed. The calculations support the observation that a (1) ³ Δ_u state causes the fast predissociation of the ^{3 1}Π_uD state but rule out the (2)³Σ⁺ _u state as causing the slow predissociation at the lower part of the 3 ¹Π_uD potential energy curve.     

Activation measurement of the 3He(alpha,gamma)7Be cross section at low energy

The nuclear physics input from the 3He(alpha,gamma)7Be cross section is a major uncertainty in the fluxes of 7Be and 8B neutrinos from the Sun predicted by solar models and in the 7Li abundance obtained in big-bang nucleosynthesis calculations. The present work reports on a new precision experiment using the activation technique at energies directly relevant to big-bang nucleosynthesis. Previously such low energies had been reached experimentally only by the prompt-gamma technique and with inferior precision. Using a windowless gas target, high beam intensity, and low background gamma-counting facilities, the 3He(alpha,gamma)7Be cross section has been determined at 127, 148, and 169 keV center-of-mass energy with a total uncertainty of 4%. The sources of systematic uncertainty are discussed in detail. The present data can be used in big-bang nucleosynthesis calculations and to constrain the extrapolation of the 3He(alpha,gamma)7Be astrophysical S factor to solar energies.     

Theoretical investigation of the Renner-Teller effect in Δ electronic states of tetra-atomic molecules. 1. Variational calculation of vibronic structure in the 11Δg state of B2H2

A variational approach for the ab initio handling of the Renner-Teller effect in Δ electronic states of tetra-atomic molecules is presented. The model Hamiltonian involves four nuclear degrees of freedom which correlate for a linear nuclear arrangement with two doubly degenerate bending modes. The bond lengths are assumed to be kept fixed at their equilibrium values and the effect of end-over-end rotations is neglected. The kinetic energy operator and the general form of the potential surfaces employed allow in principle for a treatment of large amplitude bending vibrations. However, because of restrictions implied, such as neglect of coupling between bending and stretching vibrations and interactions with other electronic states, the approach is aimed primarily at molecules bending with relatively small amplitudes around their linear equilibrium geometries. Two algorithms are developed, one for symmetric acetylene-like (A-B-B-A) molecules, the other for asymmetric (A-B-C-D) species. The approach is applied to calculate the vibronic spectrum of the lowest lying excited state, ¹Δ_g, of B₂H₂, employing ab initio computed potential energy surfaces.     

LUMINESCENCE SPECTRA AND PHOTOCYCLOADDITION OF THE EXCITED COUMARINS TO DNA BASES

Abstract— The lowest excited singlet and triplet states of coumarin, psoralen, and 4-hydroxy-coumarin have been assigned to the (π,π * ) type on the basis of the luminescence spectroscopy and MO calculations. The mechanism of photocycloaddition of courmarin and psoralen to thymine has been described in terms of the perturbational MO model and MO reactivity indices. All possible cycloaddition patterns have been examined. Results suggest that the 3,4-bond of coumarin in the excited state is somewhat more reactive than the same bond of psoralen in the excited state. It is also predicted that the 3,4-bond of psoralen in the triplet state is more reactive than the 4', 5'-bond. The results have been favorably correlated with the electronic characteristics of excited coumarin molecules and with available experimental data on the relative yields of photoadducts.     

ChemInform Abstract: Relative Stability of the Planar and Butterfly-Like Structures of Cyclic P2O2.

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