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Catalytic mechanism of the inhibition of DNA methylation by 5-azacytidine. After the formation of C6 and the enzyme, slow methyl transfer takes place; however, the absence of hydrogen at C5 avoids the β elimination and the enzyme remains attached to the complex (Santi et al., 1983, 1984; Santini et al., 2001).
