Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase
Alternative names	S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase EcoRI methylase DNA 5-cytosine methylase DNA cytosine c5 methylase DNA cytosine methylase DNA methylase DNA methyltransferase DNA transmethylase DNA-cytosine 5-methylase DNA-cytosine methyltransferase HpaII methylase HpaII' methylase M.BsuRIa M.BsuRIb Type II DNA methylase cytosine 5-methyltransferase cytosine DNA methylase cytosine DNA methyltransferase cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase deoxyribonucleate methylase deoxyribonucleate methyltransferase deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase deoxyribonucleic acid methylase deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase deoxyribonucleic acid modification methylase deoxyribonucleic methylase methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase modification methylase restriction-modification system site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific)
EC Classification	2.1.1.37
Classification	Transferases Transferring one-carbon groups Methyltransferases
Catalyses reactions	S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA <-> S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 5-Methylcytosine (in DNA) S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + Cytosine (in DNA) <-> S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 5-Methylcytosine (in DNA)
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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