DNA nucleotidylexotransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0003912

Synonyms

• addase activity
• deoxynucleotidyl terminal transferase activity
• deoxyribonucleic acid nucleotidyltransferase activity
• deoxyribonucleic nucleotidyltransferase activity
• nucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidylexotransferase activity
• TdT
• terminal addition enzyme activity
• terminal deoxynucleotide transferase activity
• terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase activity
• terminal deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase activity
• terminal transferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1). 2.7.7.31

References

• EC:2.7.7.31
• MetaCyc:DNA-NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE-RXN

Ontology

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