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Vol 50(2016) N 6 p. 793-798; DOI 10.1134/S0026893316050125 A. Merecz*, B.T. Karwowski DNA tandem lesion: 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine. The influence on human health Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland*anna.merecz@umed.lodz.pl Received - 2015-09-24; Accepted - 2015-12-09 Nucleic acids are the targets for various endogenous and exogenous genotoxic agents, including reactive oxygen species. The appearance of a hydroxyl racial (.OH), the most harmful molecule, next to an oligonucleotide can lead to two types of DNA damage: strand breaks or nucleobase modifications. Since clustered DNA damage is defined as the presence of two or more lesions in one helix turn, purine 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxynucleosides are recognized as tandem lesions: both sugar moieties and base have been modified within one nucleoside/nucleotide. The hydrogen abstraction from the C5' group of nucleosides/nucleotides by .OH, with subsequent C8 C5' cyclisation results in purine 5',8-cyclonucleoside formation. Due to its unusual 3D structure and the fact that only one radical hit is needed for purine 5',8-cyclonucleoside formation their influence on genome stability/integrity and DNA repair processes are subjects of medical interest. In the present work the influence of 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine on DNA spatial geometry and DNA repair hinder in connection with human health, such as neurological disorders is discussed. 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine, hydroxyl radical, nucleotide excision repair, neurological disorders |