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IT was reported earlier1 that irradiation of an aqueous solution of guanosine with 15 MeV. electrons opened the imidazole ring to form 2 : 4-diamino-5-formamido-6-hydroxypyrimidine riboside. This communication reports that a similar ring-opening occurs when an aqueous solution of xanthosine is irradiated.
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HEMS, G. Effect of Ionizing Radiation upon Xanthosine in Dilute Aqueous Solution. Nature 185, 525–526 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185525a0
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