SUNLIGHT-DAMAGED DNA REPAIRED WITH SUNLIGHT

被引:50
作者
CARELL, T
机构
[1] Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, CH-8046
来源
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION IN ENGLISH | 1995年 / 34卷 / 22期
关键词
DNA REPAIR; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOLYASES;
D O I
10.1002/anie.199524911
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Major protection systems developed by organisms to counter damaging environmental influences include both DNA repair processes and the immune system. The recently determined crystal structure of a repair enzyme, which reverses the photochemical dimerization of pyrimidine bases in DNA [Eq.(a)], offers, new insight into the structural requirements of one of the most widespread DNA repair processes. (Figure Presented.) Copyright © 1995 by VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Germany
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页码:2491 / 2494
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