Two nucleases active on alkylated-depurinated DNA have been extracted from rat liver chromatin with 1 M KCl. The major enzyme was purified to near homogeneity; it has a molecular weight of 12 500 (although some dimerization might occur), needs Mg2+ or Mn2+ for activity. The endonuclease activity is specific for apurinic/apyrimidinic sites in DNA; the enzyme has no associated exonuclease activity.
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