On the mechanism of demethylation of 5-methylcytosine in DNA

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1046-1049

  Hamm, Stefan ^a   Just, George ^a   Lacoste, Nathalie ^a   Moitessier, Nicolas ^a   Szyf, Moshe ^a   Mamer, Orval ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demethylation; DNA; DNA demethylation; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Methylcytosine

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; DIDEUTEROFORMALDEHYDE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT CELL; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; ANIMALS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38749096640     PISSN: 0960894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.12.027     Document Type: Article

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