restriction enzyme

class of enzymes that cleaves DNA into fragments at or near specific recognition sites within the molecule known as restriction sites
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restriction enzyme

Summary

restriction enzyme is a group or class of enzymes[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • restriction enzyme's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[3].
  • restriction enzyme's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85113284[4].
  • restriction enzyme's subclass of is recorded as endonuclease[5].
  • restriction enzyme's subclass of is recorded as hydrolase[6].
  • restriction enzyme's subclass of is recorded as endodeoxyribonuclease[7].
  • restriction enzyme's Commons category is recorded as Restriction enzymes[8].
  • restriction enzyme's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D004262[9].
  • restriction enzyme's EC enzyme number is recorded as 3.1.-.-[10].
  • restriction enzyme's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jgt[11].
  • restriction enzyme's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.150.280[12].
  • restriction enzyme's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.277.352.335.350.300[13].
  • restriction enzyme's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.277.352.355.325.300[14].
  • restriction enzyme's molecular function is recorded as restriction endodeoxyribonuclease activity[15].
  • restriction enzyme's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Restriction enzymes[16].
  • restriction enzyme's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 799807[17].
  • restriction enzyme's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/restriction-enzyme[18].
  • restriction enzyme's topic has template is recorded as Template:Restriction enzyme[19].
  • restriction enzyme's has characteristic is recorded as restriction enzyme type[20].
  • restriction enzyme's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4864[21].
  • restriction enzyme's NALT ID is recorded as 37026[22].
  • restriction enzyme's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0012906[23].
  • restriction enzyme's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as enzymes-de-restriction[24].
  • restriction enzyme's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 12615[25].
  • restriction enzyme's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 128319531[26].
  • restriction enzyme's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3967320[27].

Why It Matters

restriction enzyme ranks in the top 2% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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