Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.10, 3254-3254, 2010
DNA (6-4) Photolyases Reduce Dewar Isomers for Isomerization into (6-4) Lesions
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.