Cleavage of double-stranded DNA by the intrinsic 3′-5′ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase B1 from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus at high temperature

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Lou, Huiqiang ^a   Duan, Zhenhong ^a   Sun, Tong ^a   Huang, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3 5 Exonuclease; Archaeon; DNA polymerase; Hyperthermophile; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXONUCLEASE; PARATHION; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0842265910     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00932-7     Document Type: Article

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