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Selective detection of 2-deoxyribonolactone in DNA
Kousuke Sato1, Marc M Greenberg
1Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Abstract:
2-Deoxyribonolactone (L) is an oxidized abasic lesion that is produced by a variety of DNA damaging agents. It exhibits unique biological effects with respect to its proclivity to form DNA-protein cross-links and promutagenic base pairs. Recent evidence suggests that the levels of this lesion caused by oxidative stress are underestimated. We have developed a simple, selective method for detecting subpicomole amounts of L in DNA. The method takes advantage of the selective reaction of the butenolide (2) derived from beta-elimination from L with a biotinylated derivative of cysteine. This method will be useful for analyzing the levels of this oxidized abasic site in DNA.
