cytosine C-5 DNA demethylase activity

id: GO:0051747
name: cytosine C-5 DNA demethylase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: methyl-dCpdG DNA + H2O = dCpdG DNA + methanol. This reaction is the hydrolytic removal of the methyl group on the 5 position of cytosine in DNA.

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