Catalysis of the removal of damaged bases by cleaving the N-C1' glycosidic bond between the target damaged DNA base and the deoxyribose sugar. The reaction releases a free base and leaves an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site. [GOC:elh, PMID:11554296]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:MF: GO Molecular Function