GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0003906 - DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0003906
- Name
- DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the cleavage of the C-O-P bond in the AP site created when DNA glycosylase removes a damaged base, involved in the DNA base excision repair pathway (BER).
