From the following identify the restriction enzyme that is credited as the 1st one to be isolated.

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From the following identify the restriction enzyme that is credited as the 1st one to be isolated. (A) EcoRI (B) Barn HI (C) Hind II (D) SmaI

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A restriction enzyme is a biocatalyst that can cut DNA at a specific part of the sequences which is now termed as restriction sites. Hind II is the first restriction enzyme that was extracted from Haemophilus influenzae Rd strain II. Thus, the enzyme got labelled as Hind II.

Q. From the following identify the restriction enzyme that is credited as the 1st one to be isolated.

EcoRI

Barn HI

Hind II

SmaI

A restriction enzyme is a biocatalyst that can cut DNA at a specific part of the sequences which is now termed as restriction sites. Hind II is the first restriction enzyme that was extracted from Haemophilus influenzae Rd strain II. Thus, the enzyme got labelled as Hind II.