Reactivity of damaged pyrimidines: DNA cleavage via hemiaminal formation at the C4 positions of the saturated thymine of spore photoproduct and dihydrouridine
... Volume: Page: ... DNA produces SP as the dominant (>95%) photolesion found in endospores.( 5a, 7) Toward understanding the chemistry of this ... To investigate details of the fundamental chemical reactivity of SP, the behavior of SP was examined under alkaline ...