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N4-methylcytosine as a minor base in bacterial DNA.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 169 ·No. 3 ·1987-03-00 ·Pages 939-43

Ehrlich M, Wilson GG, Kuo KC, Gehrke CW

Abstract

The DNA base composition, including the minor base content, of 26 strains of bacteria was determined. The studied bacteria are sources of widely used restriction endonucleases. Approximately 35% of the bacterial DNAs contained N4-methylcytosine, about 60% contained 5-methylcytosine, and about 90% had N6-methyladenine.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/analysis Cytosine/analogs & derivatives,analysis DNA Restriction Enzymes DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification Species Specificity
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial N(4)-methylcytosine Cytosine DNA Restriction Enzymes
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Ehrlich M
Wilson G G
Kuo K C
Gehrke C W
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.169.3.939-943.1987
Published
1987-03-00
Pages
939-43
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC211883
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.3.939-943.1987 PMC Full Text View journal details
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