Pyrimidine Dimers

Dimers found in DNA chains damaged by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. They consist of two adjacent PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES, usually THYMINE nucleotides, in which the pyrimidine residues are covalently joined by a cyclobutane ring. These dimers block DNA REPLICATION.

Also Known As:

Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimers; Cytosine-Thymine Dimers; Thymine-Cyclobutane Dimer; Thymine-Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer; Cyclobutane Dimer, Thymine-Thymine; Cyclobutane Dimers, Thymine-Thymine; Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers; Cytosine Thymine Dimer; Cytosine Thymine Dimers; Pyrimidine Dimer, Cyclobutane; Pyrimidine Dimers, Cyclobutane; Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer; Thymine Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer; Thymine-Cyclobutane Dimers; Thymine-Thymine Cyclobutane Dimers; Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer; Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimer; Cytosine-Thymine Dimer; Pyrimidine Dimer; Thymine Dimer; Thymine Dimers

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Pyrimidines: 510
    - Pyrimidine Nucleotides: 48
      - Pyrimidine Dimers: 421
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides: 1
- Nucleotides: 15763
  - Polynucleotides: 218
    - Oligonucleotides: 5145
      - Pyrimidine Dimers: 421
  - Pyrimidine Nucleotides: 48
    - Pyrimidine Dimers: 421
Genetic Phenomena
- DNA Damage
  - Pyrimidine Dimers: 421

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