Entry |
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Name |
spleen exonuclease;
3'-exonuclease;
spleen phosphodiesterase;
3'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase;
phosphodiesterase II
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Exonucleases that are active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and produce 3'-phosphomonoesters
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
Exonucleolytic cleavage in the 5'- to 3'-direction to yield nucleoside 3'-phosphates
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Comment |
Preference for single-stranded substrate.
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History |
EC 3.1.16.1 created 1972 as EC 3.1.4.18, transferred 1978 to EC 3.1.16.1
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Reference |
1 |
Authors |
Bernardi, A. and Bernardi, G. |
Title |
Spleen acid nuclease. |
Journal |
In: Boyer, P.D. (Ed.), The Enzymes, 3rd ed., vol. 4, Academic Press, New York, 1971, p. 329-336. |
Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.1.16.1 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.1.16.1 |
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