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Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within deoxyribonucleic acid. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by creating internal breaks. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of various bonds, e.g. C-O, C-N, C-C, phosphoric anhydride bonds, etc. Hydrolase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 3. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any ester bond. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds in chains of RNA. Catalysis of the exonucleolytic cleavage of oligonucleotides to yield nucleoside 5'-phosphates.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: nuclease activity
Acc: GO:0004518
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 223 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 1535 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004518 - nuclease activity (interactive image map)
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