The type IIB restriction endonucleases

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 410-416

  Marshall, Jacqueline J T ^a   Halford, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA communication; Endonuclease; Methyltransferase; Phosphodiester hydrolysis; Recognition sequence; Restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEASE; POLYPEPTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE TYPE IIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

DNA STRAND; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953255142     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0380410     Document Type: Review

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