Characterization of LlaCI, a New Restriction-Modification System from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris W15

Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler

Volumn 379, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 443-450

  Madsen, Annette ^a   Josephsen, Jytte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; BACTERIAL DNA; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME STRUCTURE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; START CODON; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; VIROLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HINDIII; DNA, BACTERIAL; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0031596404     PISSN: 01773593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1998.379.4-5.443     Document Type: Article

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