DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0003886

Synonyms

• 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
• 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. 2.1.1.37

References

• EC:2.1.1.37
• MetaCyc:DNA-CYTOSINE-5--METHYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
• RHEA:13681

Ontology

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