Term Name: DNA-3-methylbase glycosylase activity
Synonyms: DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase III, Mag III, MagIII
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: DNA containing 3-methylbase + H2O = DNA with abasic site + 3-methylbase. This reaction is the hydrolysis of DNA by cleavage of the N-C1' glycosidic bond between the damaged DNA 3-methylpurine or 3-methylpyrimidine base and the deoxyribose sugar to remove the methylated base, leaving an apurinic or apyrimidinic site.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0043733]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alkylbase DNA N-glycosylase activity
has subtype: DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase activity DNA-3-methylguanine glycosylase activity