Enzyme
exonuclease
ex·o·nu·cle·ase
Definitions related to exonuclease:
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An Exonuclease is a hydrolase (nuclease) that specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal phosphodiester bonds of deoxyribonucleotide or ribonucleotide chains, releasing mononucleotides.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Enzymes that catalyze the release of mononucleotides by the hydrolysis of the terminal bond of deoxyribonucleotide or ribonucleotide chains, EC 3.1.-, including EC 3.1.11, 3.1.15 and EC 3.1.16.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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