Type II restriction endonucleases: Structural, functional and evolutionary relationships

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 578-583

  Kovall, Rhett A ^a,b   Matthews, Brian W ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

CATALYSIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032848682     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00012-5     Document Type: Review

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