Endonuclease III of Escherichia coli and the repair of oxidized thymines and AP sites |
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Authors: | V Bailly |
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Abstract: | Escherichia coli endonuclease III is not an endonuclease. It breaks the C3'-O-P bond 3' to an AP site in DNA by catalysing a beta-elimination and not a hydrolysis. Therefore, it is a phosphoric monoester-lyase. |
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