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EC 2.7.7.49 Details
EC number
2.7.7.49
Accepted name
RNA-directed DNA polymerase
Reaction
a 2′-deoxyribonucleoside 5′-triphosphate + DNAn = diphosphate + DNAn+1
Other name(s)
DNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed), reverse transcriptase, revertase, RNA-dependent deoxyribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase, RNA revertase, RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, RNA-instructed DNA polymerase, RT
Systematic name
2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed)
CAS registry number
9068-38-6
Comment
Catalyses RNA-template-directed extension of the 3′- end of a DNA strand by one deoxynucleotide at a time. Cannot initiate a chain de novo. Requires an RNA or DNA primer. DNA can also serve as template. See also EC 2.7.7.7 DNA-directed DNA polymerase.
History
created 1981, modified 1982
EC Tree
2.7.7.16 created 1961, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.22, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.17 created 1965, deleted 1972, [transferred to EC 3.1.4.23, deleted 1980]
2.7.7.20 created 1965, deleted 1972
2.7.7.26 created 1961 as EC 3.1.4.8, transferred 1965 to EC 2.7.7.26, deleted 1972
2.7.7.29 created 1972, deleted 2004