Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies, the proton transfer accompanying the oxidation of 2'-deoxyadenosine 5'-monophosphate 2'-deoxyadenosine 5'monophosphate (5'-dAMP, A)i ss till under debate. To address this issue, we have investigated the oxidation of A in acidic and neutral solutions by using transient absorption (TA) and time-resolved resonance Raman( TR 3 )s pectroscopic methods in combination with pulse radiolysis. The steadystate Raman signal of A was significantly affected by the solution pH, but not by the concentration of adenosine (2-50 mm). More specifically,t he A in acidic and neutral solutions exists in its protonated (AH + (N1 + H + )) and neutral( A) forms, respectively.O nthe one hand, the TA spectral changes observed at neutral pH revealed that the radical cation (AC + )g enerated by pulse radiolysis is rapidly converted into AC(N6ÀH) through the loss of an imino protonf rom N6. In contrast, at acidic pH (< 4), AHC 2 + (N1 + H + )g enerated by pulse radiolysis of AH + (N1 + H + )d oes not undergo the deprotonationp rocess owing to the pK a value of AHC 2 + (N1 + H + ), whichi sh igher than the solutionp H. Furthermore, the resultsp resented in this study have demonstrated that A, AH + (N1 + H + ), and their radical species exist as monomers in the concentrationr ange of 2-50 mm.C ompared with the Ramanb ands of AH + (N1 + H + ), the TR 3 bandso fAHC 2 + (N1 + H + )a re significantly down-shifted, indicatingadecrease in the bond order of the pyrimidine and imidazole rings due to the resonance structure of AHC 2 + (N1 + H + ). Meanwhile, AC(N6ÀH) does not show aR aman band corresponding to the pyrimidine + NH 2 scissoring vibration due to diprotonation at the N6 position. These resultss upport the final products generated by the oxidation of adenosine in acidic and neutrals olutions being AHC 2 + (N1 + H + )a nd AC(N6ÀH), respectively.