nuclease
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nu·cle·ase
(no͞o′klē-ās′, -āz′, nyo͞o′-)n.
Any of several enzymes, including the endonucleases and the exonucleases, that hydrolyze bonds between nucleotides in nucleic acids.
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nuclease
(ˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz)n
(Biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse nucleic acids to simple nucleotides
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nu•cle•ase
(ˈnu kliˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz, ˈnyu-)n.
any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
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Noun | 1. | nuclease - general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units endonuclease - a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes exonuclease - a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
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