Figure 15.2. Photochemical reactions in a dipyrimidine DNA sequence leading to the formation of CPDs (TpT1, TpT2) or a [6-4]PP (TpT4) and its photolytic derivative, the Dewar pyrimidone (TpT3).

Figure 15.2

Photochemical reactions in a dipyrimidine DNA sequence leading to the formation of CPDs (TpT1, TpT2) or a [6-4]PP (TpT4) and its photolytic derivative, the Dewar pyrimidone (TpT3). (Redrawn from Taylor and Cohrs28).

From: Chapter 15, Ultraviolet Radiation Carcinogenesis

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