purine-specific mismatch base pair DNA N-glycosylase activity
Term Information
Accession
GO:0000701
Name
purine-specific mismatch base pair DNA N-glycosylase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
A/G-specific adenine DNA glycosylase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the removal of purines present in mismatches, especially opposite oxidized purines, by cleaving the N-C1' glycosidic bond between the target damaged DNA base and the deoxyribose sugar. The reaction releases a free base and leaves an apurinic (AP) site.
Source:PMID:9224623,
GOC:elh