Type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease

Type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease
Identifiers
EC no.	3.1.21.5
CAS no.	2620833
Databases
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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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.

See also

• Restriction enzyme

References

1. Roberts RJ (April 1990). "Restriction enzymes and their isoschizomers". Nucleic Acids Research. 18 Suppl: 2331–65. doi:10.1093/nar/18.suppl.2331. PMC 331877. PMID 2159140.

External links

• Type+III+site-specific+deoxyribonuclease at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)