Characterization and overproduction of EcoO109I methyltransferase

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2512-2518

  Kita, Keiko ^a   Tsuda, Junko ^a   Nishigaki, Ryu Ichi ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 methyl cytosine; Methyltransferase; Overproduction; Restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL DNA; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE DRAII; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PLASMID;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035525096     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2512     Document Type: Article

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