| id | GO:0019104 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0016799 ! hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing N-glycosyl compounds |