A (6-4) Photolyase Model: Repair of DNA
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Michaela K. Cichon; Simone Arnold; Thomas Carell
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Ultraviolet irradiation of cells causes the formation of a variety of DNA lesions with known mutagenic, carcinogenic, and lethal effects. The main UV lesions are cyclobutane Β± pyrimidine dimers (CPD lesions) formed in a photochemically allowed [2p 2p] cycloaddition and (6-4) photoadducts; the latte