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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: Free Radic Res. 2012 Feb 22;46(4):10.3109/10715762.2012.659248. doi: 10.3109/10715762.2012.659248

Table I.

Name and abbreviation of common oxidatively damaged nucleobases of DNA.

Name Abbreviation Structure (see Figure)
8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine 8-oxoGua 1
2,6-Diamino-4-hydroxy-5- formamidopyrimidine FapyGua 1
8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroadenine 8-oxoAde 1
4,6-Diamino-5- formamidopyrimidine FapyAde 1
2,2,4-Triamino-5(2H)oxazolone Oz 1
5,6-Dihydroxy-5,6-dihydrothymine Thy-Gly 2
5-(Hydroxymethyl)uracil 5-HmUra 2
5-Formyluracil 5-ForUra 2
5-Hydroxycytosine 5-OHCyt 2
5-(Hydroxymethyl)cytosine 5-HmCyt 3
5-Formylcytosine 5-ForCyt 3
5-Carboxylcytosine 5-CaCyt 3
5-Chlorocytosine 5-ClCyt 4
5-Chloroadenine 5-ClAde 4
5-Chloroguanine 5-ClGua 4
(5′R)-5′,8-Cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine (5′R)-cdAdo 6