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Category:GO:0019104 ! DNA N-glycosylase activity
name: DNA N-glycosylase activity
namespace: molecular_function
alt_id: GO:0008578
def: "Catalysis of the removal of damaged bases by cleaving the N-C1' glycosidic bond between the target damaged DNA base and the deoxyribose sugar. The reaction releases a free base and leaves an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site." [GOC:elh, PMID:11554296]
synonym: "DNA glycosylase activity" EXACT []
synonym: "endonuclease VIII activity" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0016799 ! hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing N-glycosyl compounds
is_a: GO:0140097 ! catalytic activity, acting on DNA
AmiGO
<GOterm>GO:0019104</GOterm>
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