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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. [ ]

Term info

Label

Exonuclease

Synonyms
  • Exonuclease
Legacy Concept Name

Exonuclease

Preferred Name

Exonuclease

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein, Enzyme

UMLS CUI

C0015296

code

C16242

Term relations

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