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Information on EC 3.2.2.27 - uracil-DNA glycosylase

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IUBMB Comments

Uracil-DNA glycosylases are widespread enzymes that are found in all living organisms. EC 3.2.2.27 and double-stranded uracil-DNA glycosylase (EC 3.2.2.28) form a central part of the DNA-repair machinery since they initiate the DNA base-excision repair pathway by hydrolysing the N-glycosidic bond between uracil and the deoxyribose sugar thereby catalysing the removal of mis-incorporated uracil from DNA.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Reaction Schemes
Hydrolyses single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil

Synonyms
uracil-dna glycosylase, smug1, dna n-glycosylase, ung-1, ul114, uracil dna-glycosylase, uracil-dna n-glycosylase, uracil dna glycosylase 2, thd1p, mjudg, more

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LITERATURE
Hydrolyses single-stranded DNA or mismatched double-stranded DNA and polynucleotides, releasing free uracil
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