DNA Glycosylases
Synonyms
DNA Glycosylase
DNA Glycosylase, Methylpurine
DNA N glycosidase
DNA N-glycosidase
Glycosylase, DNA
Glycosylase, Methylpurine DNA
Glycosylases, DNA
Methylpurine DNA Glycosylase
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.