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Alloxan is known to induce diabetes in experimental animals through destruction of insulin-producing β-cells of pancreas. The mechanism of DNA damage induced by alloxan was investigated using 32 P-labeled human DNA fragments. Cu(II)-dependent DNA damage increased with the concentration of alloxan and NADH. Alloxan induced DNA cleavage frequently at thymine and cytosine residues in the...