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Reactions added to the default Geant4-DNA chemical module27–29. The last reaction simulates the histone protein as an “absorber”: histone absorbs any molecule that directly touches it (no reaction rate is attributed to it).
| Reaction | Reaction rate (109 M −1 · s −1) |
|---|---|
| 2-deoxyribose + OH • | 2.5 |
| Adenine + OH • | 6.10 |
| Guanine + OH • | 9.20 |
| Thymine + OH • | 6.40 |
| Cytosine + OH • | 6.10 |
| Histone + molecule → histonemodified | — |
