Adjacent and Nonadjacent Dipyrimidine Photoproducts as Intrinsic Probes of DNA Secondary and Tertiary Structure

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Abstract

While the photochemistry of duplex DNA has been extensively studied, the photochemistry of nonduplex DNA structures is largely unexplored. Because the structure and stereochemistry of DNA photoproducts depend on the secondary structure and conformation of the DNA precursor, they can serve as intrinsic probes of DNA structure. This review focuses on the structures and stereoisomers of pyrimidine dimer photoproducts arising from adjacent and nonadjacent pyrimidines in A, B and denatured DNA, bulge loops, G-quadruplexes and reverse Hoogsteen hairpins and methods for their detection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-295
Number of pages19
JournalPhotochemistry and Photobiology
Volume99
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2023

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