deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase
de·ox·y·ri·bo·di·py·rim·i·dine pho·to·ly·ase
(dē-oks'ē-rī'bō-dī-pī-rim'i-dēn fō'tō-lī'ās),An enzyme in yeast that is activated by light, whereupon it can reverse a previous photochemical reaction by cleaving the cyclobutane ring of the thymine dimer.
Synonym(s): dipyrimidine photolyase, photoreactivating enzyme
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