Cloning and sequence comparison of Aval and Bso BI restriction modification systems

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 695-699

  Ruan, Hong ^a   Lunnen, Keith D ^a   Scott, Melissa E ^a   Moran, Laurie S ^a   Slatko, Barton E ^a   Pelletier, John J ^a   Jean, Emma ^a   Benner II, Hess Jack ^a   Wilson, Geoffrey G ^a   Xu, Shuang Yong ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endo blue method; Inverse PCR; Methylase selection; N4 methylase; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029910755     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050278     Document Type: Article

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