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New restriction enzyme and process for producing the same

US4833082A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 1986
Grant dateMay 23, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/823
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A restriction enzyme, ApaLI, which recognizes the base sequence in a double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid molecule as shown below, and cleaves it at the arrow-marked sites, ##STR1## wherein A, G, T and C represent adenosine, guanosine, thymidine and cytidine, respectively. Also provided is a process for producing this enzyme, by growing a microorganism belonging to the genus Acetobacter.

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