3.6.1.12 5-methyl-dCTP + H2O - 3.6.1.12 dCTP + H2O - 3.6.1.12 dCTP + H2O enzyme of salvage synthesis of pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotides 3.6.1.12 dCTP + H2O the enzyme is essential for normal development of all T-even phages. It prevents the incorporation of dC into phage DNA by hydrolyzing dCTP and dCDP. No role of the T4 dCTPase protein in either the host-dependent or the host-independent exclusion of phage T2 by T4 3.6.1.12 additional information human all-alpha dCTP pyrophosphatase 1 (DCTPP1) is a dNTP pyrophosphatase with high affinity for dCTP and 5'-modified dCTP derivatives