Details for DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
2.1.1.37Gene ontology ID
GO:0003886
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine
Comment
Note that EC:2.1.1.73 was deleted from EC as the reaction is performed by DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (EC:2.1.1.37).
Synonyms
1. cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity
2. cytosine DNA methylase activity
3. cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity
4. cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity
5. deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
6. deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
7. deoxyribonucleic methylase activity
8. DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity
9. DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity
10. DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity
11. DNA cytosine methylase activity
12. DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity
13. DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity
14. methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity
15. modification methylase activity
16. restriction-modification system activity
17. S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
18. site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity
19. type II DNA methylase activity
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