A putative photolyase from Haloferax volcanii
Extreme halophilic archaea, like Haloferax volcanii, which thrive in hypersaline environments, are subject to intense UV irradiation in their natural habitats; however, the mechanisms underlying their superb tolerance to UV-induced cytotoxic DNA lesions, mainly cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (Pyr<...
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University of Bath
2009
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512373 |