Chemical oxidative binding of natural oestrogens to deoxyribonucleic acid
Abstract
The natural oestrogens, oestrone and oestradiol, are covalently bound to calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid by the action of iodine and hydrogen peroxide. For oestrone, dual isotopic labelling indicates that these processes involve position 4 and/or 2 of the steroid.