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Home  >Technical Resource  > Restriction Endonucleases Alphabetical List of Sequences

Alphabetical List of Sequences

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