Nucleic Acids Research, 1978, Vol. 5, No. 7 2313-2319
© 1978
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The cleavage site of the restriction endonuclease Ava II
The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Received May 15, 1978. We have determined that the type II restriction enzyme Ava II, isolated from Anabaena variabilis, recognizes and cuts the sequence
5' - G
GTCC - 3'
3' - CCAG
G - 5'
The eight Ava II sites of pBR322 have been mapped, as well as a unique site for Ava I.