[EN] The photochemical properties of the DNA duplex (dA)(20) center dot (dT)(20) are compared with those of the parent single strands. It is shown that base pairing increases the probability of absorbing UVA photons, ...
[EN] The study addresses interconnected issues related to two major types of cycloadditions between adjacent thymines in DNA leading to cyclobutane dimers (T <> Ts) and (6-4) adducts. Experimental results are obtained for ...