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Enzyme	 Source	                 Recognition Sequence  Cut
EcoRI   Escherichia coli	      5'GAATTC              5'---G     AATTC---3'                                             3'CTTAAG	         3'---CTTAA     G---5'
BamHI   Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 5'GGATCC              5'---G     GATCC---3'                                   3'CCTAGG              3'---CCTAG     G---5'
HindIII Haemophilus influenzae     5'AAGCTT              5'---A     AGCTT---3'                                   3'TTCGAA	         3'---TTCGA     A---5'
MstII   Microcoleus species        5'CCTNAGG                                   3'GGANTCC	
TaqI    Thermus aquaticus          5'TCGA                5'---T   CGA---3'                                   3'AGCT	         3'---AGC   T---5'
NotI    Nocardia otitidis          5'GCGGCCGC                                   3'CGCCGGCG	
HinfI   Haemophilus influenzae     5'GANTC                                   3'CTNAG
AluI*   Arthrobacter luteus        5'AGCT                5'---AG  CT---3'	                                   3'TCGA                3'---TC  GA---5'	* = đầu bằng