Which of the following is not a source of restriction endoncuclease?
A
Haemophilus influenzae
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B
Escherichia coli
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C
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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D
Bacillus amylase
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Solution
The correct option is D Bacillus amylase A restriction enzyme or restriction endonuclease is an enzyme that cleaves DNA into fragments at or near specific recognition sites within the molecule known as restriction sites.
Bacillus amylase used as bioconversion of starch into ethanol, starch is converted into sugar using an amylolytic microorganism or enzymes such as α-amylase, followed by fermentation, where sugar is converted into ethanol using an ethanol fermenting microorganism such Bacillus amylase.