DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: a 2'-deoxycytidine in DNA + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = a 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in DNA + H+ + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine.
GO:0008757
S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity
is_a
GO:0009008
DNA-methyltransferase activity
is_a
DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity
related
DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity
related
DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity
related
DNA cytosine methylase activity
broad
DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity
related
DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity
broad
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
related
cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity
related
cytosine DNA methylase activity
broad
cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity
broad
cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity
related
deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
related
deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
related
deoxyribonucleic methylase activity
broad
methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity
related
modification methylase activity
related
restriction-modification system activity
related
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity
narrow
type II DNA methylase activity
related