Table III.

Reaction rates between the ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$, H^•, ^•OH radicals and the DNA bases or 2‐deoxyribose. ⁷

Reaction	Reaction rate (109 M−1 s−1)
2‐deoxyribose + •OH	1.8
Adenine + •OH	6.1
Guanine + •OH	9.2
Thymine + •OH	6.4
Cytosine + •OH	6.1
2‐deoxyribose + ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$	0.01
Adenine + ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$	9.0
Guanine + ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$	14.0
Thymine + ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$	18.0
Cytosine + ${\mathrm{e}}_{\text{aq}}^{‐}$	13.0
2‐deoxyribose + H•	0.029
Adenine + H•	0.10
Thymine + H•	0.57
Cytosine + H•	0.092