| Name | DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity |
| ID | GO_0003886 |
| collection_id | Molecular function |
| Alternative ID | GO:0008326 |
| Description | Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine. |
| Related synonym | DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity, DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity, DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity, DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity, cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity, modification methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity, type II DNA methylase activity |
| 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). |
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