(6-4) photolyase: Light-dependent repair of DNA damage

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1179-1182

  Zhao, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

(6 4) photoproducts; DNA repair; Photolyase

Indexed keywords

CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; PYRIMIDINONE DERIVATIVE;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT DAMAGE; REVIEW; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTO-LYASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; LIGHT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031756387     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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