Alphabetized List of Recognition 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 MnlI (NEB #R0163) 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 Enzyme
AA/CGTT AclI
A/AGCTT HindIII-HF® HindIII
AAT/ATT SspI-HF®
/AATT MluCI
A/CATGT PciI
A/CCGGT AgeI-HF®
ACCTGC(4/8) BfuAI BspMI
A/CCWGGT SexAI
A/CGCGT MluI-HF®
ACGGC(12/14) BceAI
A/CGT HpyCH4IV
ACN/GT HpyCH4III
(10/15)ACNNNNGTAYC(12/7) BaeI
(9/12)ACNNNNNCTCC(10/7) BsaXI
A/CRYGT AflIII
A/CTAGT SpeI-HF®
ACTGG(1/-1) BsrI
ACTGGG(5/4) BmrI
A/GATCT BglII
AGC/GCT AfeI
AG/CT AluI
AGG/CCT StuI
AGT/ACT ScaI-HF®
AT/CGAT ClaI BspDI
ATCTATGTCGGGTGCGGAGAAAGAGGTAAT(-15/-19) PI-SceI
ATGCA/T NsiI-HF® NsiI
AT/TAAT AseI
ATTT/AAAT SwaI
(11/13)CAANNNNNGTGG(12/10) CspCI
C/AATTG MfeI-HF®
CACCTGC(4/8) PaqCI
CACGAG(-5/-1) BssSI-v2
CACGAG(none/-1) Nb.BssSI
CACGTC(-3/-3) BmgBI
CAC/GTG PmlI
CACNNN/GTG DraIII-HF®
CACNN/NNGTG AleI-v2
CAGCAG(25/27) EcoP15I
CAG/CTG PvuII-HF® PvuII
CAGNNN/CTG AlwNI
CAGTG(2/0) BtsIMutI
CA/TATG NdeI
/CATG FatI
CATG/ NlaIII
CAYNN/NNRTG MslI
CCANNNNN/NNNNTGG XcmI
CCANNNNN/NTGG BstXI
CCANNNN/NTGG PflMI
CCATC(4/5) BccI
C/CATGG NcoI NcoI-HF®
CCCAGC(-5/-1) BseYI
CCCGC(4/6) FauI
C/CCGGG XmaI TspMI
CCC/GGG SmaI
CCD(-3/none) Nt.CviPII
CCGC(-3/-1) AciI
CCGC/GG SacII
CCGCTC(-3/-3) BsrBI
C/CGG HpaII MspI
/CCNGG StyD4I
CC/NGG ScrFI
C/CNNGG BsaJI
CCNNNNN/NNGG BslI
C/CRYGG BtgI
CC/SGG NciI
C/CTAGG AvrII
CCTC(7/6) MnlI
CCTCAGC(-5/-2) BbvCI
CCTCAGC(none/-2) Nb.BbvCI
CCTCAGC(-5/none) Nt.BbvCI
CCTGCA/GG SbfI-HF®
CCTNAGC(-5/-2) Bpu10I
CC/TNAGG Bsu36I
CCTNN/NNNAGG EcoNI
CCTTC(6/5) HpyAV
CC/WGG BstNI
/CCWGG PspGI
C/CWWGG StyI-HF®
(10/12)CGANNNNNNTGC(12/10) BcgI
CGAT/CG PvuI-HF®
CG/CG BstUI
C/GGCCG EagI-HF®
CG/GWCCG RsrII
CGRY/CG BsiEI
C/GTACG BsiWI-HF® BsiWI
CGTCTC(1/5) Esp3I
CGTCTC BsmBI-v2
CGWCG/ Hpy99I
CMG/CKG MspA1I
CNNR(9/13) MspJI
CR/CCGGYG SgrAI
C/TAG BfaI
CTCAG(9/7) BspCNI
C/TCGAG PaeR7I XhoI
CTCTTC(1/4) EarI
CTGAAG(16/14) AcuI
CTGCA/G PstI-HF® PstI
CTGGAG(16/14) BpmI
C/TNAG DdeI
C/TRYAG SfcI
C/TTAAG AflII
CTTGAG(16/14) BpuEI
C/TYRAG SmlI
C/YCGRG BsoBI AvaI
GAAGA(8/7) MboII
GAAGAC(2/6) BbsI-HF® BbsI
GAANN/NNTTC XmnI
GAATGC(1/-1) BsmI
GAATGC(none/-1) Nb.BsmI
G/AATTC EcoRI-HF® EcoRI
GACGC(5/10) HgaI
GACGT/C AatII
GAC/GTC ZraI
GACN/NNGTC PflFI Tth111I
GACNN/NNGTC PshAI
GACNNN/NNGTC AhdI
GACNNNN/NNGTC DrdI
GAGCT/C SacI-HF®
GAG/CTC Eco53kI
GAGGAG(10/8) BseRI
GAGTC(4/5) PleI
GAGTC(5/5) MlyI
GAGTC(4/none) Nt.BstNBI WarmStart® Nt.BstNBI
G/ANTC HinfI
GAT/ATC EcoRV EcoRV-HF®
GA/TC DpnI
/GATC Sau3AI MboI DpnII
GATNN/NNATC BsaBI
G/AWTC TfiI
GCAATG(2/0) BsrDI
GCAATG(none/0) Nb.BsrDI
GCAGC(8/12) BbvI
GCAGTG(2/0) BtsI-v2
GCAGTG(none/0) Nb.BtsI
GCANNNN/NTGC BstAPI
GCATC(5/9) SfaNI
GCATG/C SphI-HF® SphI
GCCC/GGGC SrfI
GCCGAG(21/19) NmeAIII
G/CCGGC NgoMIV
GCC/GGC NaeI
GCCNNNN/NGGC BglI
GCGAT/CGC AsiSI
GCGATG(10/14) BtgZI
G/CGC HinP1I
GCG/C HhaI
G/CGCGC BssHII
GC/GGCCGC NotI-HF® NotI
GC/NGC Fnu4HI
GCN/NGC Cac8I
GCNNNNN/NNGC MwoI
GCTAG/C BmtI-HF®
G/CTAGC NheI-HF®
GCTCTTC(1/4) SapI BspQI
GCTCTTC(1/none) Nt.BspQI
GC/TNAGC BlpI
G/CWGC TseI ApeKI
GDGCH/C Bsp1286I
GGATC(4/5) AlwI
G/GATCC BamHI-HF® BamHI
GGATC(4/none) Nt.AlwI
GGATG(9/13) FokI
GGATG(2/0) BtsCI
GG/CC HaeIII
GGCCGG/CC FseI
GGCCNNNN/NGGCC SfiI
GGCGC/C PluTI
GGC/GCC SfoI
G/GCGCC KasI
GG/CGCC NarI
GG/CGCGCC AscI
GGCGGA(11/9) EciI
GGGAC(10/14) BsmFI
GGGCC/C ApaI
G/GGCCC PspOMI
G/GNCC Sau96I
GGN/NCC NlaIV
G/GTACC Acc65I
GGTAC/C KpnI-HF®
GGTCTC(1/5) BsaI-HF®v2
GGTGA(8/7) HphI
G/GTNACC BstEII-HF®
G/GWCC AvaII
G/GYRCC BanI
GKGCM/C BaeGI
GR/CGYC BsaHI
GRGCY/C BanII
GT/AC RsaI
G/TAC CviQI
GTATAC BstZ17I-HF®
GTATCC(6/5) BciVI
G/TCGAC SalI-HF® SalI
GTCTC(1/5) BsmAI BcoDI
GTCTC(1/none) Nt.BsmAI
G/TGCAC ApaLI
GTGCAG(16/14) BsgI
GT/MKAC AccI
GTN/NAC Hpy166II
/GTSAC Tsp45I
GTT/AAC HpaI
GTTT/AAAC PmeI
GTY/RAC HincII
GWGCW/C BsiHKAI
NNCASTGNN/ TspRI
R/AATTY ApoI-HF
RCATG/Y NspI
R/CCGGY BsrFI-v2
R/GATCY BstYI
RGCGC/Y HaeII
RG/CY CviKI-1
RG/GNCCY EcoO109I
RG/GWCCY PpuMI
TAACTATAACGGTCCTAAGGTAGCGAA(-9/-13) I-CeuI
TAC/GTA SnaBI
TAGGGATAACAGGGTAAT(-9/-13) I-SceI
T/CATGA BspHI
T/CCGGA BspEI
TCCRAC(20/18) MmeI
T/CGA TaqI-v2
TCG/CGA NruI-HF®
TCN/GA Hpy188I
TC/NNGA Hpy188III
T/CTAGA XbaI
T/GATCA BclI-HF BclI
TG/CA HpyCH4V
TGC/GCA FspI
TGGCAAACAGCTATTATGGGTATTATGGGT(-13/-17) PI-PspI
TGG/CCA MscI
T/GTACA BsrGI-HF®
T/TAA MseI
TTAAT/TAA PacI
TTA/TAA PsiI-v2
TT/CGAA BstBI
TTT/AAA DraI
VC/TCGAGB PspXI
W/CCGGW BsaWI
YAC/GTR BsaAI
Y/GGCCR EaeI
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