The mechanism of inhibition of DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferases by 5-azacytosine is likely to involve methyl transfer to the inhibitor.

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Biochemical Journal

• Publication date

  1995-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1042/BJ3070087PMID 7536414PMCID PMC1136748
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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