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Abstract
An enzyme that catalyzes the reactivation by light of UV-irradiated DNA. It breaks two carbon-carbon bonds in PYRIMIDINE DIMERS in DNA.
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- DNA Photolyase
- DNA Photolyases
- DNA Photoreactivating Enzyme
- Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photolyase
- Photolyase
- Photolyases
- Photoreactivating Enzyme
- Photoreactivation Enzyme
- Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo Lyase
- Photo-Lyase, Deoxyribodipyrimidine
- Photolyase, DNA
- Photolyase, Deoxyribodipyrimidine
- Photolyases, DNA
- Photoreactivating Enzyme, DNA
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
97; was DNA PHOTOLYASE 1975-96 (see under LYASES 1975-90); DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE was see DNA PHOTOLYASE 1975-96
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Previous Indexing
- DNA (1972-1974)
- Lyases (1972-1974)
- Photochemistry (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004255. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004255
- Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolyase
- Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424241