Characterization of DNA binding activities of over-expressed KpnI restriction endonuclease and modification methylase

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-277

  Chandrashekaran, Siddamadappa ^a,b   Babu, Padmanabhan ^b   Nagaraja, Valakunja ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Bangalore Genei Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Endonuclease; Gel retardation assay; Methyltransferase; Molecular cloning; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032883428     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02941240     Document Type: Article

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