Term Information

Accession
GO:0009007
Name
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
N-6 adenine-specific DNA methylase activity, modification methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity, EcoRI methylase, DNA adenine methylase
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA adenine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA 6-methylaminopurine. Source: EC:2.1.1.72
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0009007 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity (GO:0009007)
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site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity [is_a relation] is_a  S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity (GO:0008757)
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity [is_a relation] is_a  DNA-methyltransferase activity (GO:0009008)
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  DNA methylation on adenine (GO:0032775)

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EC
2.1.1.72
MetaCyc
2.1.1.72-RXN
RHEA
15197