On the Formation of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers in UV-irradiated DNA: Why are Thymines More Reactive?

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Durbeej, Bo ^a   Eriksson, Leif A ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; DIMER; DNA; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84962360795     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0159:OTFOCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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