The cytosine N4-methyltransferase M.PvuII also modifies adenine residues

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 382, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 707-710

  Jeltsch, Albert ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; DNA modification; Enzyme specificity; Protein DNA interaction

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CARBON; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC); SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE SPECIFIC); THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; BINDING SITE; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADENINE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034743948     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2001.084     Document Type: Article

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