title: Isolation and partial characterization of BstVI, a thermostable isoschizomer of XhoI.
abstract: A type II restriction endonuclease, which has been named BstVI, was isolated and partially purified from a spore-forming, gram-positive thermophilic bacilli. On the basis of its digestion patterns on various DNA's, it was concluded that this enzyme is an isoschizomer of XhoI, isolated originally from Xanthomonas holcicola. Besides being highly thermostable, the enzyme is produced in very large amounts by this bacterial strain. A single purification step renders it free of unspecific nucleases and suitable for performing restriction analysis and cloning experiments.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vásquez
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000201:enzymology*; D010957:Plasmids; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; C034510:CTCGAG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific