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Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase

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Definition: An enzyme that catalyzes the reactivation by light of UV-irradiated DNA. It breaks two carbon-carbon bonds in PYRIMIDINE DIMERS in DNA.      Other names Photoreactivating Enzyme; DNA Photoreactivating Enzyme; DNA Photolyase; Photoreactivating Enzyme, DNA; Photolyases, DNA; Photolyase, Deoxyribodipyrimidine; Photolyase, DNA; Photo-Lyase, Deoxyribodipyrimidine; Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo Lyase; Photolyases; Photolyase; Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photolyase; DNA Photolyases
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photolyase, Cucumis sativus  EC 4.1.99.3.   *Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase Plant Proteins. J Plant Res 2007 May;120(3):365-74
Phr protein, Vibrio cholerae  EC 4.1.99.3   *Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. J Biol Chem 2003 Oct 3;278(40):39143-54
pyrimidine(6-4)pyrimidone photolyase  EC 4.1.99.-   *Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. Science 1996 Apr 5;272(5258):109-12
spore photoproduct lyase  EC 4.1.99.-   *Proteins Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase DNA Repair DNA-Binding Proteins Arabidopsis Proteins. J Bacteriol 1994 Jul;176(13):3983-91
8-hydroxy-5-deazaflavin-dependent DNA photolyase  EC 4.1.99.-   *Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase. J Bacteriol 1990;172(10):6061

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