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OXIDATION OF RIBOSE MOIETY OF ADENOSINE INDUCED BY IRRADIATION OF NEAR‐UV LIGHT IN THE PRESENCE OF IRON(III) CHLORIDE
Author(s) -
Araki Koji,
Shiraishi Shinsaku
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1987.tb08418.x
Subject(s) - moiety , chemistry , photochemistry , ribose , adenosine , irradiation , chloride , redox , anaerobic exercise , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , physiology , physics , nuclear physics , biology
— Irradiation of near‐UV light in the presence of FeCl 3 caused oxidation of adenosine with concomitant reduction of Fe(III) under either aerobic or anaerobic atmosphere. Major photoproducts were adenine and adenosine‐5′‐aldehyde, showing that oxidation took place mostly at the ribose moiety of adenosine. Detailed study showed that the reaction proceeded by the light absorption due to Fe(III) at 300‐350 nm.