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To review and synthesize the electrochemical and polarographic properties of nucleosides and nucleotides derived from purines, pyrimidines, pyridines, and flavines.

June 1, 1968Chemical Reviews

Polarographic behavior of nucleosides and nucleotides of purines, pyrimidines, pyridines, and flavines

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BJBořivoj JaníkCzech Academy of Sciences PEPhilip J. ElvingUniversity of Michigan

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Review details electrochemical reduction of nitrogenous biomolecules, highlighting electron-transfer pathways in nucleic acids and cofactors.

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To review and synthesize the electrochemical and polarographic properties of nucleosides and nucleotides derived from purines, pyrimidines, pyridines, and flavines.
Literature review evaluating polarographic reduction and oxidation potentials at dropping mercury electrodes across diverse chemical conditions.
Electrochemical reduction pathways differ markedly based on heterocyclic ring structure, aromatic substitution, and sugar or phosphate conjugation.
Solution pH and molecular adsorption at electrode surfaces strongly govern the electron-transfer mechanisms and polarographic wave profiles.

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Janík et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9de6957922aa3c04d6ea7e https://doi.org/10.1021/cr60253a003

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Review details electrochemical reduction of nitrogenous biomolecules, highlighting electron-transfer pathways in nucleic acids and cofactors.

Polarographic behavior of nucleosides and nucleotides of purines, pyrimidines, pyridines, and flavines

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Polarographic behavior of nucleosides and nucleotides of purines, pyrimidines, pyridines, and flavines

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