Deoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer)

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EC number 3.1.25.1 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 66143-22-4 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Deoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer) (EC 3.1.25.1, endodeoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer), bacteriophage T4 endodeoxyribonuclease V, T4 endonuclease V) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage near pyrimidine dimers to products with 5'-phosphate

This enzyme acts on a damaged strand, 5' from the damaged site.

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Deoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer) Wikipedia

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