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EC 2.7.7.31 Details
EC number
2.7.7.31
Accepted name
DNA nucleotidylexotransferase
Reaction
2′-deoxyribonucleoside 5′-triphosphate + DNAn = diphosphate + DNAn+1
Other name(s)
terminal deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase, terminal addition enzyme, addase, deoxynucleotidyl terminal transferase, deoxyribonucleic acid nucleotidyltransferase, deoxyribonucleic nucleotidyltransferase, terminal deoxynucleotide transferase, TdT
Systematic name
2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidylexotransferase
CAS registry number
9027-67-2
Comment
Catalyses template-independent extension of the 3′- end of a DNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Cannot initiate a chain de novo. Nucleoside may be ribo- or 2′-deoxyribo-.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
1.12.7.1 created 1972, deleted 1978
2.7.7.16 created 1961, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.22, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.17 created 1965, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.23, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.20 created 1965, deleted 1972
2.7.7.26 created 1961 as EC 3.1.4.8, transferred 1965 to EC 2.7.7.26, deleted 1972
2.7.7.29 created 1972, deleted 2004