Number of DNA depurinations

Range 2,000-10,000 depurinations/cell/day
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Lindahl T. Instability and decay of the primary structure of DNA. Nature. 1993 Apr 22 362(6422):709-15. DOI: 10.1038/362709a0 p.709 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID8469282
Primary Source [5] Lindahl T, Nyberg B. Rate of depurination of native deoxyribonucleic acid. Biochemistry. 1972 Sep 12 11(19):3610-8.PubMed ID4626532
Comments P.709 right column 2nd paragraph: link
Entered by Uri M
ID 112975