Biology:Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease

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Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease
Identifiers
EC number3.1.21.4
CAS number2620833
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease (EC 3.1.21.4, type II restriction enzyme) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to give specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates

See also

References

  1. "Restriction enzymes and their isoschizomers". Nucleic Acids Research 18 Suppl: 2331–65. April 1990. doi:10.1093/nar/18.suppl.2331. PMID 2159140. 

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