Nucleases

1 min readEvidence-linked topicGreen Medicine Encyclopedia

Description

Nucleases are a group of Hydrolase Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis (breakdown) of Nucleic Acids into Nucleotides or Oligonucleotides (by cleaving phosphodiester linkages).

 

Biological Function of Nucleases

Nucleic Compounds

 Nucleases catalyze the breakdown of Polynucleotides such as Nucleic Acids - Endogenous into their constituent Nucleotides.

 

Types of Nucleases

 Deoxyribonuclease

 Ribonuclease

 

This is one of more than 5,000 interlinked topics in the Green Medicine Encyclopedia.

Explore the full encyclopedia free