Term Name: DNA photolyase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the repair of a photoproduct resulting from ultraviolet irradiation of two adjacent pyrimidine residues in DNA.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003913]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbon-carbon lyase activity catalytic activity, acting on DNA
has subtype: deoxyribodipyrimidine photo-lyase activity DNA (6-4) photolyase activity