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Dewar valence isomers, the third type of environmentally relevant DNA photoproducts induced by solar radiation
Authors
T. Douki, E. Sage
Abstract
Dewar valence isomers are mutagenic DNA lesions produced by photoisomerisation of (6-4) photoproducts. Their efficient formation upon exposure to a combination of UVB and UVA makes them biologically and environmentally relevant DNA damage.