8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine

Synonyms:
  • 8-OHdG
German: 8-Hydroxy-2-Desoxyguanosin

Biochemistry. A useful marker for oxidative stress and carcinogenesis. 8-OHdG, one of the byproducts of oxidative DNA damage, is a promutagenic base modification of the DNA base guanine that is rapidly removed from DNA by base excision repair mechanisms.

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