Formation of UV-induced DNA damage contributing to skin cancer development

J Cadet, T Douki - Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
UV-induced DNA damage plays a key role in the initiation phase of skin cancer. When left
unrepaired or when damaged cells are not eliminated by apoptosis, DNA lesions express …

Quantum mechanical studies on the photophysics and the photochemistry of nucleic acids and nucleobases

R Improta, F Santoro, L Blancafort - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The photophysics and photochemistry of DNA is of great importance due to the potential
damage of the genetic code by UV light. Quantum mechanical studies have played a key …

DNA damage and repair in plants–from models to crops

V Manova, D Gruszka - Frontiers in plant science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The genomic integrity of every organism is constantly challenged by endogenous and
exogenous DNA-damaging factors. Mutagenic agents cause reduced stability of plant …

Degradation and deactivation of bacterial antibiotic resistance genes during exposure to free chlorine, monochloramine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, ultraviolet light, and …

H He, P Zhou, KK Shimabuku, X Fang… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
This work investigated degradation (measured by qPCR) and biological deactivation
(measured by culture-based natural transformation) of extra-and intracellular antibiotic …

Degradation Kinetics of Antibiotic Resistance Gene mecA of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during Water Disinfection with Chlorine, Ozone …

Y Choi, H He, MC Dodd, Y Lee - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Degradation kinetics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) by free available chlorine (FAC),
ozone (O3), and UV254 light (UV) were investigated in phosphate buffered solutions at pH 7 …

Causes of mutation rate variability in plant genomes

D Quiroz, M Lensink, DJ Kliebenstein… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Mutation is the source of all heritable diversity, the essential material of evolution and
breeding. While mutation rates are often regarded as constant, variability in mutation rates …

Early events of DNA photodamage

WJ Schreier, P Gilch, W Zinth - Annual review of physical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a leading external hazard to the integrity of DNA. Exposure to UV
radiation triggers a cascade of chemical reactions, and many molecular products …

Degradation and inactivation of chromosomal and plasmid encoded resistance genes/ARBs and the impact of different matrices on UV and UV/H2O2 based advanced …

D Das, A Bordoloi, MP Achary, DJ Caldwell… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reports a structured investigation on the degradation kinetics of different types
(gyrA R, tetA R, qnrS R) and conformational forms (chromosomal, plasmids) of ARGs and …

Application of nucleotide-based kinetic modeling approaches to predict antibiotic resistance gene degradation during UV-and chlorine-based wastewater disinfection …

H He, Y Choi, SJ Wu, X Fang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study investigated antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) degradation kinetics in wastewaters
during bench-and full-scale treatment with UV light and chlorine─ with the latter maintained …

Predictive modeling of virus inactivation by UV

NC Rockey, JB Henderson, K Chin… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
UV254 disinfection strategies are commonly applied to inactivate pathogenic viruses in
water, food, air, and on surfaces. There is a need for methods that rapidly predict the kinetics …