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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Acid Anhydride Hydrolases > Adenosine Triphosphatases > DNA Helicases > DnaB Helicases
Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Isomerases > DNA Helicases > DnaB Helicases

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DnaB Helicases  

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Entry terms

  • DnaB Helicase
  • Helicase, DnaB

Scope note

  • A family of DNA helicases that participate in DNA REPLICATION. They assemble into hexameric rings with a central channel and unwind DNA processively in the 5' to 3' direction. DnaB helicases are considered the primary replicative helicases for most prokaryotic organisms.

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  • 2007(1991)

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