title: DNA (6-4) photolyases reduce Dewar isomers for isomerization into (6-4) lesions.
abstract: Repair of the Dewar valence isomers by (6-4) photolyases proceeds via an enzyme catalyzed ring-opening reaction of the Dewar lesion to the (6-4) photoproduct.
authors.affiliation: Center for Integrative Protein Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Glas
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Korbinian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heil
authors.forename: Danila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maul
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carell
mesh_terms: D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / Q000737:chemistry*; D007536:Isomerism; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000737:chemistry; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; D003596:Cytosine; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase; D013936:Thymidine