All restriction endonuclease recognition specificities available from New England Biolabs are listed below. For enzymes that recognize non-palindromic sequences, the complementary sequence of each strand is listed. For example, CCTC(7/6) and (6/7)GAGG both represent an Mnl I site.
All recognition sequences are written 5´ to 3´ using the single letter code nomenclature with the point of cleavage indicated by a "/".
Numbers in parentheses indicate point of cleaveage for non-palindromic enzymes.
For example, GGTCTC(1/5)
indicates cleavage at:
5´ ...GGTCTCN/...3´
3´ ...CCAGAGNNNNN/...5´
| Recognition Sequence | Enzymes |
| AA/CGTT | Acl I |
| A/AGCTT | Hind III |
| AAT/ATT | Ssp I |
| /AATT | Tsp509 I |
| A/CATGT | Pci I |
| A/CCGGT | Age I |
| ACCTGC(4/8) | BfuA I |
| ACCTGC(4/8) | BspM I |
| A/CCWGGT | SexA I |
| A/CGCGT | Mlu I |
| ACGGC(12/14) | BceA I |
| A/CGT | HpyCH4 IV |
| ACN/GT | HpyCH4 III |
| (10/15)ACNNNNGTAYC(12/7) | Bae I |
| (9/12)ACNNNNNCTCC(10/7) | BsaX I |
| A/CRYGT | Afl III |
| A/CTAGT | Spe I |
| ACTGG(1/-1) | Bsr I |
| ACTGGG(5/4) | Bmr I |
| A/GATCT | Bgl II |
| AGC/GCT | Afe I |
| AG/CT | Alu I |
| AGG/CCT | Stu I |
| AGT/ACT | Sca I |
| AT/CGAT | BspD I |
| AT/CGAT | Cla I |
| ATG/CAT | BfrB I |
| ATGCA/T | Nsi I |
| AT/TAAT | Ase I |
| ATTT/AAAT | Swa I |
| (11/13)CAANNNNNGTGG(12/10) | CspC I |
| C/AATTG | Mfe I |
| CACGAG(-5/-1) | BssS I |
| CACGTC(-3/-3) | BmgB I |
| CAC/GTG | Pml I |
| CACNNN/GTG | Dra III |
| CACNN/NNGTG | Ale I |
| (0/2)CACTGC | Bts I |
| CAGCAG(25/27) | EcoP15 I |
| CAG/CTG | Pvu II |
| CAGNNN/CTG | AlwN I |
| CASTGNN/ | TspR I |
| CA/TATG | Nde I |
| (0/2)CATCC | BstF5 I |
| (13/9)CATCC | Fok I |
| (14/10)CATCGC | BtgZ I |
| C/ATG | CviA II |
| /CATG | Fat I |
| CATG/ | Nla III |
| (0/2)CATTGC | BsrD I |
| CAYNN/NNRTG | Msl I |
| (10/12)CCACNNNNNTTG | CspC I |
| (-1/1)CCAGT | Bsr I |
| CCANNNNN/NNNNTGG | Xcm I |
| CCANNNNN/NTGG | BstX I |
| CCANNNN/NTGG | PflM I |
| CCATC(4/5) | Bcc I |
| C/CATGG | Nco I |
| CCCAGC(-5/-1) | BseY I |
| (4/5)CCCAGT | Bmr I |
| CCCGC(4/6) | Fau I |
| CCC/GGG | Sma I |
| C/CCGGG | Xma I |
| CCGC(-3/-1) | Aci I |
| CCGC/GG | Sac II |
| CCGCTC(-3/-3) | BsrB I |
| C/CGG | Hpa II |
| C/CGG | Msp I |
| /CCNGG | BssK I |
| /CCNGG | StyD4 I |
| CC/NGG | ScrF I |
| C/CNNGG | BsaJ I |
| CCNNNNN/NNGG | Bsl I |
| C/CRYGG | Btg I |
| CC/SGG | Nci I |
| C/CTAGG | Avr II |
| CCTC(7/6) | Mnl I |
| CCTCAGC(-5/-2) | BbvC I |
| CCTGCA/GG | Sbf I |
| CCTNAGC(-5/-2) | Bpu10 I |
| CC/TNAGG | Bsu36 I |
| CCTNN/NNNAGG | EcoN I |
| CC/WGG | BstN I |
| /CCWGG | PspG I |
| C/CWWGG | Sty I |
| (10/12)CGANNNNNNTGC(12/10) | Bcg I |
| CGAT/CG | Pvu I |
| CG/CG | BstU I |
| C/GGCCG | Eag I |
| CG/GWCCG | Rsr II |
| CGRY/CG | BsiE I |
| C/GTACG | BsiW I |
| CGTCTC(1/5) | BsmB I |
| CGWCG/ | Hpy99 I |
| CMG/CKG | MspA1 I |
| CR/CCGGYG | SgrA I |
| C/TAG | Bfa I |
| (14/16)CTCAAG | BpuE I |
| CTCAG(9/7 and 10/8) | BspCN I |
| (14/16)CTCCAG | Bpm I |
| (8/10)CTCCTC | BseR I |
| C/TCGAG | PaeR7 I |
| C/TCGAG | Tli I |
| C/TCGAG | Xho I |
| (-1/-5)CTCGTG | BssS I |
| CTCTTC(1/4) | Ear I |
| CTGAAG(16/14) | Acu I |
| (7/9 and 8/10)CTGAG | BspCN I |
| (14/16)CTGCAC | Bsg I |
| CTGCA/G | Pst I |
| (27/25)CTGCTG | EcoP15 I |
| CTGGAG(16/14) | Bpm I |
| C/TNAG | Dde I |
| C/TRYAG | Sfc I |
| C/TTAAG | Afl II |
| (14/16)CTTCAG | Acu I |
| CTTGAG(16/14) | BpuE I |
| C/TYRAG | Sml I |
| C/YCGRG | Ava I |
| C/YCGRG | BsoB I |
| GAAGA(8/7) | Mbo II |
| GAAGAC(2/6) | Bbs I |
| (4/1)GAAGAG | Ear I |
| (4/1)GAAGAGC | Sap I |
| GAANN/NNTTC | Xmn I |
| GAATGC(1/-1) | Bsm I |
| G/AATTC | EcoR I |
| GACGC(5/10) | Hga I |
| GACGT/C | Aat II |
| GAC/GTC | Zra I |
| (-3/-3)GACGTG | BmgB I |
| GACN/NNGTC | PflF I |
| GACN/NNGTC | Tth111 I |
| GACNN/NNGTC | PshA I |
| GACNNN/NNGTC | Ahd I |
| GACNNNN/NNGTC | Drd I |
| (5/5)GACTC | Mly I |
| (5/4)GACTC | Ple I |
| (5/1)GAGAC | BsmA I |
| (5/1)GAGACC | Bsa I |
| (5/1)GAGACG | BsmB I |
| (-3/-3)GAGCGG | BsrB I |
| GAGCT/C | Sac I |
| (6/7)GAGG | Mnl I |
| GAGGAG(10/8) | BseR I |
| GAGTC(5/5) | Mly I |
| GAGTC(4/5) | Ple I |
| G/ANTC | Hinf I |
| GAT/ATC | EcoR V |
| GA/TC | Dpn I |
| /GATC | BfuC I |
| /GATC | Dpn II |
| /GATC | Mbo I |
| /GATC | Sau3A I |
| (5/4)GATCC | Alw I |
| (9/5)GATGC | SfaN I |
| (5/4)GATGG | Bcc I |
| GATNN/NNATC | BsaB I |
| G/AWTC | Tfi I |
| GCAATG(2/0) | BsrD I |
| GCAGC(8/12) | Bbv I |
| (8/4)GCAGGT | BfuA I |
| (8/4)GCAGGT | BspM I |
| GCAGTG(2/0) | Bts I |
| (10/12)GCANNNNNNTCG | Bcg I |
| GCANNNN/NTGC | BstAP I |
| GCATC(5/9) | SfaN I |
| GCATG/C | Sph I |
| (-1/1)GCATTC | Bsm I |
| GCC/GGC | Nae I |
| G/CCGGC | NgoM IV |
| (14/12)GCCGT | BceA I |
| GCCNNNN/NGGC | Bgl I |
| GCGAT/CGC | AsiS I |
| GCGATG(10/14) | BtgZ I |
| GCG/C | Hha I |
| G/CGC | HinP1 I |
| G/CGCGC | BssH II |
| (-1/-3)GCGG | Aci I |
| GC/GGCCGC | Not I |
| (6/4)GCGGG | Fau I |
| (10/5)GCGTC | Hga I |
| GC/NGC | Fnu4H I |
| GCN/NGC | Cac8 I |
| GCNNNNN/NNGC | Mwo I |
| GCTAG/C | Bmt I |
| G/CTAGC | Nhe I |
| GCTCTTC(1/4) | Sap I |
| (-2/-5)GCTGAGG | BbvC I |
| (12/8)GCTGC | Bbv I |
| (-1/-5)GCTGGG | BseY I |
| GC/TNAGC | Blp I |
| (-2/-5)GCTNAGG | Bpu10 I |
| G/CWGC | ApeK I |
| G/CWGC | Tse I |
| GDGCH/C | Bsp1286 I |
| (7/10)GGAGNNNNNGT | BsaX I |
| (5/6)GGATAC | BciV I |
| GGATC(4/5) | Alw I |
| G/GATCC | BamH I |
| GGATG(2/0) | BstF5 I |
| GGATG(9/13) | Fok I |
| GG/CC | Hae III |
| GG/CC | Pho I |
| GGCCGG/CC | Fse I |
| GGCCNNNN/NGGCC | Sfi I |
| G/GCGCC | Kas I |
| GG/CGCC | Nar I |
| GGC/GCC | Sfo I |
| GG/CGCGCC | Asc I |
| GGCGGA(11/9) | Eci I |
| GGGAC(10/14) | BsmF I |
| GGGCC/C | Apa I |
| G/GGCCC | PspOM I |
| G/GNCC | Sau96 I |
| GGN/NCC | Nla IV |
| G/GTACC | Acc65 I |
| GGTAC/C | Kpn I |
| GGTCTC(1/5) | Bsa I |
| GGTGA(8/7) | Hph I |
| G/GTNACC | BstE II |
| G/GWCC | Ava II |
| G/GYRCC | Ban I |
| GKGCM/C | Bme1580 I |
| GR/CGYC | BsaH I |
| GRGCY/C | Ban II |
| (7/12)GRTACNNNNGT | Bae I |
| GT/AC | Rsa I |
| GTA/TAC | BstZ17 I |
| GTATCC(6/5) | BciV I |
| (14/10)GTCCC | BsmF I |
| G/TCGAC | Sal I |
| GTCTC(1/5) | BsmA I |
| (6/2)GTCTTC | Bbs I |
| G/TGCAC | ApaL I |
| GTGCAG(16/14) | Bsg I |
| GT/MKAC | Acc I |
| /GTSAC | Tsp45 I |
| GTT/AAC | Hpa I |
| GTTT/AAAC | Pme I |
| (18/20)GTYGGA | Mme I |
| GTY/RAC | Hinc II |
| GWGCW/C | BsiHKA I |
| R/AATTY | Apo I |
| RCATG/Y | Nsp I |
| R/CCGGY | BsrF I |
| R/GATCY | BstY I |
| RGCGC/Y | Hae II |
| RG/GNCCY | EcoO109 I |
| RG/GWCCY | PpuM I |
| TAC/GTA | SnaB I |
| (7/8)TCACC | Hph I |
| T/CATGA | BspH I |
| (9/11)TCCGCC | Eci I |
| T/CCGGA | BspE I |
| TCCRAC(20/18) | Mme I |
| T/CGA | Taq I |
| TCG/CGA | Nru I |
| TCN/GA | Hpy188 I |
| TC/NNGA | Hpy188 III |
| T/CTAGA | Xba I |
| (7/8)TCTTC | Mbo II |
| T/GATCA | Bcl I |
| TG/CA | HpyCH4 V |
| TGC/GCA | Fsp I |
| TGG/CCA | Msc I |
| T/GTACA | BsrG I |
| T/TAA | Mse I |
| TTAAT/TAA | Pac I |
| TTA/TAA | Psi I |
| TT/CGAA | BstB I |
| TTT/AAA | Dra I |
| VC/TCGAGB | PspX I |
| W/CCGGW | BsaW I |
| YAC/GTR | BsaA I |
| Y/GGCCR | Eae I |