Preferred Label : exoenzymes;
IUPAC definition : enzymes that cleave monomers (sometimes also di- or oligomers) from one end of a polymer
chain. Exonucleases are able to cleave nucleotides, one by one, from either the 5-
or the 3- (or both) ends of nucleic acids.;
Origin ID : E02267;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
enzymes that cleave monomers (sometimes also di- or oligomers) from one end of a polymer
chain. Exonucleases are able to cleave nucleotides, one by one, from either the 5-
or the 3- (or both) ends of nucleic acids.
