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Published on: August 14, 2026
Roman numbers following the names of restriction endonuclease indicate:
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In the naming of restriction enzymes:
The first letter(s) come from the genus of the bacterium.
The next letters come from the species.
The Roman numeral (I, II, III, etc.) shows the order in which different enzymes were discovered/isolated from the same bacterial strain.
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