Definition of Exonucleases

1. Noun. (plural of exonuclease) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exonucleases

1. exonuclease [n] - See also: exonuclease

Medical Definition of Exonucleases

1. Any of the enzymes of the hydrolase class that catalyze the hydrolysis of terminal bonds of deoxyribonucleotide or ribonucleotide chains, releasing mononucleotides. Registry number: EC 3.1.- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exonucleases

exoneration
exonerations
exonerative
exonic
exonization
exonizations
exonized
exonormative
exonormatively
exons
exonuclear gene
exonuclease
exonuclease III
exonuclease lambda
exonuclease vii
exonucleases (current term)
exonucleasic
exonucleolytic
exonucleolytically
exonumia
exonumist
exonumists
exonym
exonymic
exonyms
exopathogen
exopeptidase
exopeptidases
exophagy
exophiala

Literary usage of Exonucleases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mammalian Embryo Genomics by OECD (2003)
"Half life of individual mRNAs may vary also depending on degradation by specific exonucleases. RNA molecules are protected from the attack of these enzymes ..."

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