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Literature summary for 2.1.1.37 extracted from

  • Sano, H.; Noguchi, H.; Sager, R.
    Characterization of DNA methyltransferase from bovine thymus cells (1983), Eur. J. Biochem., 135, 181-185.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
native DNA non-competitive inhibitor against S-adenosyl-L-methionine Bos taurus
S-adenosyl-L-ethionine non-competitive inhibitor against DNA Bos taurus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
130000
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glycerol density gradient centrifugation Bos taurus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bos taurus
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-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
partial Bos taurus

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine random sequential mechanism Bos taurus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
thymus
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Bos taurus
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
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Bos taurus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, enzyme loses activity within several weeks Bos taurus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA
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Bos taurus S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine
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S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA about 60% of the total methylation occurs in the 5'd(C-G)3' doublet. Single-stranded and hemi-methylated DNAs are methylated at an elevated rate Bos taurus S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine
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