DNA-(Apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase - CISMeF
DNA-(Apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyaseMeSH Descriptor
Preferred Label : DNA-(Apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase;
MeSH definition : A DNA repair enzyme that catalyses the excision of ribose residues at apurinic and
apyrimidinic DNA sites that can result from the action of DNA GLYCOSYLASES. The enzyme
catalyzes a beta-elimination reaction in which the C-O-P bond 3' to the apurinic or
apyrimidinic site in DNA is broken, leaving a 3'-terminal unsaturated sugar and a
product with a terminal 5'-phosphate. This enzyme was previously listed under EC 3.1.25.2.;
MeSH synonym : ap endonuclease; ap lyase; apurine-apyrimidine endonuclease; dna endonuclease, apurinic; endodeoxyribonuclease (apurinic or apyrimidinic); endonuclease, ap; endonuclease, apurine-apyrimidine; endonuclease, apurinic; apurine apyrimidine endonuclease; apurinic dna endonuclease; endonuclease, apurinic dna; apurinic endonuclease; dna lyase (apurinic or apyrimidinic);
A DNA repair enzyme that catalyses the excision of ribose residues at apurinic and
apyrimidinic DNA sites that can result from the action of DNA GLYCOSYLASES. The enzyme
catalyzes a beta-elimination reaction in which the C-O-P bond 3' to the apurinic or
apyrimidinic site in DNA is broken, leaving a 3'-terminal unsaturated sugar and a
product with a terminal 5'-phosphate. This enzyme was previously listed under EC 3.1.25.2.