In gamma-irradiation of cytosine in aerated aqueous solution, two new radiolysis products were isolated and identified: 1-carbamoyl-5-hydroxyhydantoin and N-formylbiuret. This formation involves ring cleavage between C4 and C5 and belongs to the nondeamination pathway.
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Polverelli et al. (1976) studied this question.