Open AccessAn Endonuclease Activity from Escherichia coli Absent from Certain rec - Strains
Author(s) -
Peter J. Goldmark,
Stuart Linn
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.67.1.434
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , endonuclease , dna , biology , recombination , restriction enzyme , escherichia , enterobacteriaceae , nucleoside triphosphate , enzyme , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , chemistry , biochemistry , nucleotide , gene
A new endonuclease activity fromEscherichia coli which cleaves circular, single-stranded DNA in the presence of added nucleoside triphosphate has been purified. The activity has not been detected in extracts from certainrec - strains and is therefore implicated in genetic recombination.