Medical Definition of Correxonuclease
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Hydrolyzes single-str&ed DNA; initiates hydrolysis at both 3' and 5' termini of such DNA, yielding 5'-phosphorylated oligonucleotides averaging 4 nucleotides; can excise pyrimidine dimers which are adjacent to the break
Registry number: EC 3.1.4.-
Synonym: DNA repair exonuclease
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Correxonuclease
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