Term Name: | 5-(octadiynyl)-cytosine |
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Definition: | A synthetic 5-methyl-cytosine analogue. Derived in DNA from cytosine using engineered methyltransferases and synthetic cofactor analogues. Used for various biotechnological approaches, f.e. click-chemistry-assisted site-specific labeling of DNA |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:228265] ( EBI ) |