Comparison of the cleavage of pyrimidine dimers by the bacteriophage T4 and Micrococcus luteus uv-specific endonucleases
Journal Article
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· J. Biol. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6055809
A comparison was made of the activity of the uv-specific endonucleases of bacteriophage T4 (T4 endonuclease V) and of Micrococcus luteus on ultraviolet light-irradiated DNA substrates of defined sequence. The two enzyms cleave DNA at the site of pyrimidine dimers with the same frequency. The products of the cleavage reaction are the same. The pyrimidine dimer DNA-glycosylase activity of both enzymes is more active on double-stranded DNA than it is on single-stranded DNA.
- OSTI ID:
- 6055809
- Journal Information:
- J. Biol. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Biol. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 255:24; ISSN JBCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560131* -- Radiation Effects on Microorganisms-- Basic Studies-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AZINES
BACTERIA
BACTERIOPHAGES
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMISTRY
DIMERS
DNA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ENZYMES
ESTERASES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROLASES
MICROCOCCUS
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS
MICROORGANISMS
NUCLEASES
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PHOSPHODIESTERASES
PYRIMIDINES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VIRUSES
560131* -- Radiation Effects on Microorganisms-- Basic Studies-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AZINES
BACTERIA
BACTERIOPHAGES
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMISTRY
DIMERS
DNA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ENZYMES
ESTERASES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROLASES
MICROCOCCUS
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS
MICROORGANISMS
NUCLEASES
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PHOSPHODIESTERASES
PYRIMIDINES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VIRUSES