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Pyrimidine Dimers

Known as: Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimers, Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers, Dimers, Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine 
Dimers found in DNA chains damaged by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. They consist of two adjacent PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES, usually THYMINE nucleotides, in which… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cytosine-Thymine Dimerscyclobutyldithymidine dimerspyrimidine-pyrimidone dimerquasimetacyclophane
DNA DamageDNA RepairIn BloodProcess of secretion

Broader (2)

OligonucleotidesPyrimidine Nucleotides

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Monomeric, oligomeric, and polymeric flavan-3-ol composition of wines and grapes from Vitis vinifera L. Cv. Graciano, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The monomeric, oligomeric, and polymeric flavan-3-ol composition of wines, grape seeds, and skins from Vitis vinifera L. cv… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The eukaryotic nucleotide excision repair pathway.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
In Vivo Recruitment of XPC to UV-induced Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers by the DDB2 Gene Product*
The initial step in mammalian nucleotide excision repair (NER) of the major UV-induced photoproducts, cyclobutane pyrimidine… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Electrostatic trapping of ammonia molecules
The ability to cool and slow atoms with light for subsequent trapping allows investigations of the properties and interactions of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C cells remove pyrimidine dimers selectively from the transcribed strand of active genes
We have measured the removal of UV-induced pyrimidine dimers from DNA fragments of the adenosine deaminase (ADA) and… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
UV-B-Inducible and Temperature-Sensitive Photoreactivation of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Removal of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CBPDs) in vivo from the DNA of UV-irradiated eight-leaf seedlings of Arabidopsis… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Exchanges between DNA strands in ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Discontinuities in the DNA synthesized in an excision-defective strain of Escherichia coli following ultraviolet irradiation.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Three loci in Escherichia coli K-12 that control the excision of pyrimidine dimers and certain other mutagen products from DNA.
LTRAVIOLET irradiation produces dimers of thymine, thymine-cytosine and cytosine in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (BEUKERS, IJLSTRA… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
Cyclobutane-Type Pyrimidine Dimers in Polynucleotides
The formation of cyclobutane-type dimers between adjacent pyrimidine residues in model polynucleotides or DNA may be represented… 
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