Chemicals and Drugs

Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer)

An enzyme which catalyzes an endonucleolytic cleavage near PYRIMIDINE DIMERS to produce a 5'-phosphate product. The enzyme acts on the damaged DNA strand, from the 5' side of the damaged site.

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An enzyme which catalyzes an endonucleolytic cleavage near PYRIMIDINE DIMERS to produce a 5'-phosphate product. The enzyme acts on the damaged DNA strand, from the 5' side of the damaged site.

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  • Corrective Endonuclease
  • Endodeoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer)
  • Endonuclease, Corrective
  • Endodeoxyribonuclease VIII
  • Endonuclease V
  • Endonuclease VIII

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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

2004; use DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER) (NM) 1980-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Deoxyribonucleases (1975-1979)
  • Endodeoxyribonucleases (1983-2003)
  • Endonucleases (1975-1979)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer). Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D043224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D043224
  2. Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer). In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxyribonuclease_(pyrimidine_dimer)
  3. Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer). In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853503