EcoRI methylase

An enzyme that will methylate (attach a methyl group (-CH3 group) to the nitrogenous base adenine on DNA molecules) the cutting site (the sequence GAATTC) of the EcoRI restriction enzyme (an enzyme which will cleave DNA at specific nucleotide sequences).


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