| EC |
3.1.21.4 |
| Accepted name: |
type II site-specific deoxyribonuclease |
| Reaction: |
Endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to give specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5′-phosphates |
| Other name(s): |
type II restriction enzyme |
| Comments: |
This is a large group of enzymes which, together with those now listed as EC 3.1.21.3 (type 1 site-specific deoxyribonuclease) and EC 3.1.21.5. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9075-08-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Roberts, R.J. Restriction enzymes and their isoschizomers. Nucleic Acids Res. 18 (1990) 2331–2365. [PMID: 2159140] |
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| [EC 3.1.21.4 created 1984 from EC 3.1.23 and EC 3.1.24] |
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