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Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer) MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer)
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.335.350.137
Unique ID
D043224
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043224
Scope Note
An enzyme which catalyzes an endonucleolytic cleavage near PYRIMIDINE DIMERS to produce a 5'-phosphate product. The enzyme acts on the damaged DNA strand, from the 5' side of the damaged site.
Entry Term(s)
Corrective Endonuclease
Endodeoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer)
Endodeoxyribonuclease VIII
Endonuclease V
Endonuclease VIII
Registry Numbers
EC 3.1.25.1
EC 3.1.25.1
EC 3.1.25.1
Related Numbers
EC 3.1.25.1
Previous Indexing
Deoxyribonucleases (1975-1979)
Endodeoxyribonucleases (1983-2003)
Endonucleases (1975-1979)
Public MeSH Note
2004; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE was indexed under ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES 1983-2003, under ENDONUCLEASES & DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1976-1982
History Note
2004; use DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER) (NM) 1980-2003
Date Established
2004/01/01
Date of Entry
2003/07/09
Revision Date
2004/01/01
Deoxyribonuclease (Pyrimidine Dimer) Preferred
Endonuclease VIII Narrower
Endonuclease V Narrower
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