A novel one-electron reduction system consisting of 1,5-dihydro-5-deazaflavin and flavinium. Application to the reductive repair of 1,3-dimethylthylmine bromohydrin as a model of a damaged nucleic acid
Abstract
A novel one-electron transfer system consisting of 1,5-dihydro-5-deazaflavin (2) and flavinium (3) at room temperature has repaired efficiently 1,3-dimethylthymine bromohydrin (1), a model of a damaged nucleic acid, to give the original 1,3-dimethylthymine (6).