Aspergillus deoxyribonuclease K1 explained

Aspergillus deoxyribonuclease K1
Ec Number:	3.1.22.2
Cas Number:	264922-12-5

Aspergillus deoxyribonuclease K1 (Aspergillus DNase K1) is an enzyme.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage to nucleoside 3'-phosphates and 3'-phosphooligonucleotide end-products

This enzyme has preference for single-stranded DNA.

Notes and References

1. Kato M, Ikeda Y . On the deoxyribonucleases, K1 and K2, isolated from mycelia of Aspergillus oryzae. I. Isolation and purification of DNases K1 and K2 . J. Biochem. . 64 . 3 . 321–8 . 1968 . 4303413 .
2. Isolation of thymidylic acid-rich fragments from double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acids . Shishido K, Kato M, Ikeda Y . J. Biochem. . 1968 . 65 . 479–481 .