Term Name:	DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
Synonyms:	cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity, cytosine DNA methylase activity, cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity, cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic methylase activity, DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity, DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity, DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity, DNA cytosine methylase activity, DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity, DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity, methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity, modification methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity, type II DNA methylase activity
Definition:	Catalysis of the reaction: a 2'-deoxycytidine in DNA + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = a 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine in DNA + H+ + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003886]    QuickGO    AmiGO