PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY OF PSORALENS

被引:652
作者
SONG, PS
TAPLEY, KJ
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
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D O I
10.1111/j.1751-1097.1979.tb07838.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Abstract— The photochemistry and photobiology of psoralens have been rcvicwed on the basis of selected literature. In addition to the well establishcd photoaddition of psoralens to DNA. photoreac‐tions involving RNA. tRNA and proteins warrant further studies. Although thymine seems to be one of the predominant bases for the psoralen photocycloaddition in DNA. photoreactions of other bases such as adenine and the mechanisms other than cycloaddition should also be investigated in order to fully assess the specificity of psoralen photoreactions and their application BS a probe for biopolymer structure and as a tool for photobiological studies of microorganisms. The relativc photobiological importance of monoaddition vs crosslinking of psoralens to nucleic acids also remains to be fully elucidated. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:1177 / 1197
页数:21
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