Xanthine and Methyl Xanthine Molecules in Reactions with Low-Energy Electrons

Intense signals of [M-H](-) ions have been detected in the low-energy region of the resonance electron capture mass spectra of xanthine and its methyl derivatives. It was assumed that xanthine molecules can act as radioprotectors in living cells. It was concluded that the discovered release of the carbonyl and methyl groups is associated with xanthine metabolism reactions in the tissues of living organisms.

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Intense signals of [M-H](-) ions were detected in the low-energy region of the resonance electron capture mass spectra of xanthine and its methyl derivatives. It was assumed that xanthine molecules can act as radioprotectors in living cells. The discovered release of the carbonyl and methyl groups was concluded to be associated with xanthine metabolism reactions in the tissues of living organisms.