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DNA Photolyase

Known as: Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photolyase, Photolyases, DNA, Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An enzyme that catalyzes the reactivation by light of UV-irradiated DNA. It breaks two carbon-carbon bonds in PYRIMIDINE DIMERS in DNA.
National Institutes of Health

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2004
2004
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a biomimetic artificial photolyase model.
Two new artificial photolyase models that recognize pyrimidine dimers in protic and aprotic organic solvents as well as in water… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Evidence that deoxyribonucleic acid photolyase from baker's yeast is a flavoprotein.
DNA photolyase purified from baker's yeast by affinity chromatography on UV-irradiated DNA noncovalently bound to cellulose and… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
An endonuclease from Escherichia coli that acts preferentially on UV-irradiated DNA and is absent from the uvrA and uvrB mutants.
At least two endonucleolytic activities that preferentially incise ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated DNA exist in extracts of E. coli… 
1973
1973
Deoxyribonucleic acid photoreactivating enzyme from Escherichia coli. Purification and properties.
Abstract DNA photoreactivating enzyme has been purified from Escherichia coli B and from induced cells of an E. coli strain… 
1971
1971
Spectral properties of the chromophoric material associated with the deoxyribonucleic acid photoreactivating enzyme isolated from baker's yeast.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Repair of Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Haemophilus influenzae I. X-Ray Sensitivity of Ultraviolet-sensitive Mutants and Their Behavior as Hosts to Ultraviolet-irradiated Bacteriophage and Transforming…
Seven mutants of Haemophilus influenzae were isolated by the criterion of sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) inactivation of colony… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Mechanism of Caffeine Enhancement of Mutations Induced by Sublethal Ultraviolet Dosages
Certain chemical compounds increase mutation frequency of Escherichia coli B/r significantly when used in conjunction with… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
Photoreactivating-enzyme activity in metazoa.
Photoreactivation of ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage to organisms has been demonstrated in many plant and animal phyla.1 In a… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Studies on the yeast photoreactivating enzyme. I. A method for the large scale purification and some properties of the enzyme.
Abstract Large scale preparation of purified photoreactivating enzyme from commercial bakers' yeast has been described. The… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Repair of ultraviolet damage in cellular DNA.
Something happens to the UV damage of cellular DNA during photoreactivation of cells so that it can no longer be detected in cell…