cytosine C-5 DNA demethylase activity
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.
GO:0016787
hydrolase activity
is_a
GO:0035514
DNA demethylase activity
is_a
DNA demethylase activity
broad
DNA methyltransferase activity acting on cytosine C-5
exact
hydrolytic DNA demethylase activity
broad