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DNA methylase

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002525

An enzyme (a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body) that attaches methyl groups to DNA. A methyl group is a chemical group containing one carbon and three hydrogen atoms. Also called DNA methyltransferase.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002525
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsDNA methyltransferase
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002525",
  "term": "DNA methylase",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An enzyme (a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body) that attaches methyl groups to DNA. A methyl group is a chemical group containing one carbon and three hydrogen atoms. Also called DNA methyltransferase.",
  "synonyms": [
    "DNA methyltransferase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dna-methylase/"
}

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