Type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease

Type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.21.5
CAS number 2620833
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease (EC 3.1.21.5, type III restriction enzyme, restriction-modification system) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to give specific double-stranded fragments with terminal 5'-phosphates

This group of enzymes has an absolute requirement for ATP, but does not hydrolyse it.

References

  1. Roberts, R.J. (1990). "Restriction enzymes and their isoschizomers". Nucleic Acids Res. 18: 2331–2365. doi:10.1093/nar/18.suppl.2331. PMID 2159140.

See also

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