An experimental and numerical model of the behavior of cytosine in aqueous solution under gamma radiation. Relevance in prebiotic chemistry

Cytosine is an essential chemical molecule in living systems, such as DNA and RNA, it is essential in astrobiology to study how it behaves under probable primitive conditions. We looked at how cytosine broke down in aqueous solutions exposed to high radiation levels to learn more about how stable it...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	A. Paredes-Arriaga, A. Negrón-Mendoza, D. Frias, A.L. Rivera, S. Ramos-Bernal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-07-01
Subjects:	Cytosine Nitrogenous base Radiation Prebiotic chemistry Mathematical model Reaction mechanism
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024093198