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An endonuclease which degrades foreign DNA has been isolated. The enzyme requires S-adenosylmethionine, ATP and Mg++.
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MESELSON, M., YUAN, R. DNA Restriction Enzyme from E. coli. Nature 217, 1110–1114 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2171110a0
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