Exonuclease III (E. coli)
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Mechanism of Exonuclease III (E. coli)

  • Double-stranded DNA exonuclease that preferentially degrades linear dsDNA
  • Initiates at the 3' termini of linear double-stranded DNA with 5' overhangs or blunt ends and 3' overhangs containing less than four bases
  • Initiates at nicked sites in double-stranded DNA
  • Catalyzes the removal of nucleotides from linear or nicked double-stranded DNA in the 3' to 5' direction
  • Has lower activity on ssDNA and linear dsDNA with 3' extensions
  • Will be inhibited by overhangs >4 nucleotides
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Exonuclease III is ideal for:

  • Site-directed mutagenesis
  • Preparation of single-stranded DNA for dideoxy sequencing
  • Preparation of nested deletions in double-stranded DNA
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