Recognition and cleavage of DNA by type-II restriction endonucleases

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Pingoud, Alfred ^a   Jeltsch, Albert ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalytic mechanism; DNA methyltransferase; DNA recognition; Facilitated diffusion; Non specific DNA binding; Phosphodiester bond cleavage; Protein nucleic acid interaction; Restriction endonuclease; Restriction modification system; Specific DNA binding

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIFFUSION; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0030911133     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-6-00001.x     Document Type: Article

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