Direct detection of nucleotide radical cations produced by electron-transfer oxidation of DNA bases with electron-transfer state of 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ion and resulting efficient DNA cleavage without oxygen.

Direct detection of nucleotide radical cations produced by electron-transfer oxidation of DNA bases with electron-transfer state of 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ion and resulting efficient DNA cleavage without oxygen.