Restriction enzymes

Restriction enzymes

The restriction endonucleases and exonucleases (collectively known as restriction enzymes) used in DNA cloning are named after the bacteria they were discovered in, usually followed by a capital letter and/or roman numeral. Use italics for the bacterial abbreviation:

HindIII     EcoRI     SmaI     BamHI

Restriction enzymes are one of type I, type II or type III. Type II enzymes are the most useful in subcloning.

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