Does BcgI, a unique restriction endonuclease, require two recognition sites for cleavage?

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 605-609

  Kong, Huimin ^a   Smith, Cassandra L ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BcgI; Cooperative interaction; DNA cleavage; Restriction endonuclease

Indexed keywords

DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; MUTAGENESIS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0031959011     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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