Radiation effect on polyadenylic acid in aqueous solution

Abstract

In this study, dilute solution properties of polyadenylic acid (polyA), G values for single strand break formation G(ssb), Arrhenius parameters (25-45 degrees C), the kinetics of strand break in the absence and presence of radical scavengers have been studied. OH radicals were produced from gamma radiolysis of water, which is supposed to be the main primary radical causing single strand break formation.