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A general mechanism for DNA cleavage by EcoRI and EcoRV. An activated water molecule attacks the phosphorous in-line with the phosphodiester bond to be cleaved by an SN2 reaction, which proceeds with inversion of configuration. X, Y and Z are a general base, a Lewis acid and a general acid, respectively.
