molecular_function Term "site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity" (GO:0009007)

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molecular_function Term "site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity" (GO:0009007)

Term Name	site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity
Term Accession	GO:0009007
Aspect	molecular_function
Synonyms (5)	DNA adenine methylase, EcoRI methylase, modification methylase activity, N-6 adenine-specific DNA methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity
Definition	Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA adenine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA 6-methylaminopurine.
Comment	None
Source Ontology Database	The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database

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Derivation

molecular_function (GO:0003674) #8429

[i] catalytic activity (GO:0003824) #33842

[i] transferase activity (GO:0016740) #20253

[i] transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups (GO:0016741) #0

[i] methyltransferase activity (GO:0008168) #5522

[i] S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity (GO:0008757) #142

[i] site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity (GO:0009007) #1

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Database Cross-References (3)

EC:	2.1.1.72
EC:	2.1.1.72
MetaCyc:	2.1.1.72-RXN

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Parents (2)

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Associations (1)

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii gene (1)