Biotechnology: Restriction Enzyme and Recombinant DNA Technology
1. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Biotechnology:
Restriction Enzyme and Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Sep 24,2020
2. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Overview
What is Biotechnology?
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA Technology
Separation and Isolation of DNA Fragment
3. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Biotechnology
Technology utilizing living organism or biological system of organism
Developing modified products
Technological application that using biological systems, living or-
ganism, or derivatives to make or modify products or processes for
specific use
Principles of Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering: Introduction of genetic material (DNA/RNA)
into host cell altering its phenotype.
Bioprocess Engineering: Manufacturing products by chemical engi-
neering processes by maintaining aseptic environment (antibiotics,
vaccines, enzymes etc.)
4. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Restriction Enzyme
1963: 2 Enzymes are responsible for restricting the growth of bac-
teriophage in Escherichia coli were isolated
First endonuclease found was Hind II
Types: Restriction endonuclease and restriction exonuclease
Naming of Restriction enzymes (Eco RI)
Eco: Escherichia coli (Name of the bacteria)
R: RY strain
I: Roman number indicating the order in which enzyme was isolated
More than 900 restriction enzymes that have been isolated from
over 230 bacterial strains.
RE recognize and cleave DNA within sequences of 4-8 ntds. se-
quences are often referred to as palindromes.
Axis of Symmetry /- cutting site; *- methylated site
5. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Restriction Enzyme
Restriction endonuclease functions by ‘inspecting’ the length of a
DNA sequence. Once it finds its specific recognition sequence, it
will bind to the DNA and cut each of the two strands of the double
helix at specific points in their sugar -phosphate backbones.
Each restriction endonuclease recognises a specific palindromic nu-
cleotide sequences in the DNA.
Figure: Steps in formation of recombinant DNA by
action of restriction endonuclease enzyme EcoRI Figure: Restriction enzymes and their recognition
sites
6. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Recombinant DNA Technology
Restriction endonucle-
ases are used in genetic
engineering to form re-
combinant molecules of
DNA, which are composed
of DNA from different
sources/genomes.
When cut by the same re-
striction enzyme, the resul-
tant DNA fragments have
the same kind of sticky-
ends and these can be
joined together (end-to-
end) using DNA ligases
Figure: Diagrammatic representation of
Recombinant DNA Technology
7. Biotechnology:
Restriction
Enzyme and
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Pooja Sarda
Overview
Biotechnology
Restriction Enzyme
Recombinant DNA
Technology
Separation and
isolation of DNA
fragments
Thank You
Separation and isolation of DNA fragments
Gel electrophoresis
Most commonly used matrix for gel electrophoresis is agarose which is a natural polymer
extracted from sea weeds..
DNA fragments are negatively charged molecules they can be separated by forcing them
to move towards the anode under an electric field through a medium/matrix.
The DNA fragments separate (resolve) according to their size through sieving effect
provided by the agarose gel.
DNA is Visualized by Ethidium Bromide.
EtBr emits Orange red color under Uv light- Gel Documentation system or transillumina-
tor.
Cutting the bands.
Elution of DNA.
Figure: Agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA migration (Lane 1-undigested DNA, Lane 2,3,4- digested
DNA)