Scheme 6.
Elimination of the 3’-phosphoryl group from an abasic (AP) site generates electrophilic α,β-unsaturated iminium ion (3’dRP-iminium) and α,β-unsaturated aldehyde (3’dRP) sugar remnants in duplex DNA.
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