Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause the formation of thymine dimers, where two adjacent thymine bases become covalently linked. This dimerization can lead to DNA damage and mutations if ...
Researchers swap nitrogen and boron into DNA to create analogues that are geometrically and electrostatically equivalent to ...
Both can decrease erythema and the formation of thymine dimers when taken orally in combination (Fuchs & Kern, 1998; Placzek et al., 2005). However, consuming either one alone does not offer the ...
Spectroscopic 6 and structural 7 data show that base flipping occurs when the helicase-like enzyme UvrB scans DNA for thymine dimers and other bulky lesions. Whereas undamaged DNA can flip out ...