Medical Definition of Uracil-DNA glycosidase
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Catalyses hydrolysis of n-glycosidic bond of damaged nucleotide residues to give free uracil and partly depyrimidinated DNA of unaltered chain length; does not cleave phosphodiester bonds; a DNA repair enzyme
Registry number: EC 3.2.2.-
Synonym: ura-DNA glycosidase, uracil-DNA glycosylase, uracil n-glycosidase, ura-DNA glycosylase, uracil n-glycosylase
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Uracil-DNA Glycosidase
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