The mechanisms of action of E. coli endonuclease III and T4 UV endonuclease (endonuclease V) at AP sites.

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Summary

It is suggested that the term endonuclease can be properly applied to T4 UV and E. coli class I AP endonucleases, which use a lyase-like rather than a hydrolytic mechanism, and catalyze phosphodiester bond cleavage.

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1988-02-11
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Phosphodiester bond, Endonuclease, Biology, Cleavage (geology), DNA

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