Name: | DNA Glycosylases |
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Description: | A family of DNA repair enzymes that recognize damaged nucleotide bases and remove them by hydrolyzing the N-glycosidic bond that attaches them to the sugar backbone of the DNA molecule. The process called BASE EXCISION REPAIR can be completed by a DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE which excises the remaining RIBOSE sugar from the DNA. |
Synonyms: |
DNA Glycosylase; DNA N-glycosidase; Glycosylase, DNA; Glycosylases, DNA; DNA N glycosidase
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