Enzyme
exodeoxyribonuclease
Definitions related to exodeoxyribonuclease:
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(dna exonuclease) Enzymes that sequentially catalyze the hydrolysis of single nucleotides from the end of a DNA chain. These enzymes play an important role during DNA repair.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Family of enzymes that catalyze the exonucleolytic cleavage of DNA; includes members of the class EC 3.1.11 that produce 5'-phosphomonoesters as cleavage products.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A family of enzymes that catalyze the exonucleolytic cleavage of DNA. It includes members of the class EC 3.1.11 that produce 5'-phosphomonoesters as cleavage products.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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