EC number 3.2.2.20 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 89287-37-6 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | |
DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase I (EC 3.2.2.20, deoxyribonucleate 3-methyladenine glycosidase I, 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase I, DNA-3-methyladenine glycosidase I) is an enzyme with systematic name alkylated-DNA glycohydrolase (releasing methyladenine and methylguanine). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Hydrolysis of alkylated DNA, releasing 3-methyladenineThis enzyme is involved in the removal of alkylated bases from DNA in Escherichia coli.
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