nuclease (redirected from Nucleases)

nu·cle·ase  (nkl-s, -z, ny-)

n.

Any of several enzymes, such as endonucleases and exonucleases, that hydrolize nucleic acids.

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nuclease [ˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse nucleic acids to simple nucleotides

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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