GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0003917 - DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0003917
- Name
- DNA topoisomerase type I (single strand cut, ATP-independent) activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of a DNA topological transformation by transiently cleaving one DNA strand at a time to allow passage of another strand; changes the linking number by +1 per catalytic cycle.
