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Term Name | DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity |
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Term Accession | GO:0003886 |
Aspect | molecular_function |
Synonyms (20) | cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity, cytosine DNA methylase activity, cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity, cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic methylase activity, DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity, DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity, DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity, DNA cytosine methylase activity, DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity, DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity, GO:0008326, methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity, modification methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity, type II DNA methylase activity |
Definition | Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
EC: | 2.1.1.37 |
EC: | 2.1.1.37 |
MetaCyc: | 2.1.1.73-RXN |