The genetic information of all living cells is stored in the DNA composed of the four canonical bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). An international team of researchers has ...

Figure 1: Extrahelical uracil recognition by UNG and reaction coordinate tuning. Figure 2: Stabilization of extrahelical thymine in the EI′ state in complex with UNG. Figure 3: Conformational changes ...

Chemists have revealed the chemistry behind how certain diseases, from anthrax to tuberculosis, replicate. The key lies in the function of a gene absent in humans, called thyX, and its ability to ...

Thiamine (Vitamin B1) (Thymine Thiamine HCL) is a water-soluble vitamin of the B complex, prescribed for thiamine deficiency, beriberi and acute alcoholic intoxification. The information provided on ...

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is a major mutagenic environmental agent, causing the appearance of DNA adducts that, if unrepaired, may give rise to mutations. Ultraviolet radiation has been indicated ...