Nuclease (Crossword clue)
We found 2 answers for “Nuclease” .
This page shows answers to the clue Nuclease, followed by 8 definitions like “Any enzyme that cleaves nucleic acids”, “Any of a variety of enzymes that hydrolyze nucleic acids” and “An enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of nucleic acids”.EXONUCLEASE |
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Definitions of “Nuclease”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• An enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of nucleic acids
• Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids
• Any enzyme that can cleave the sugar-phosphate backbone of a nucleic acid
• An enzyme capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids
• An enzyme that, by cleaving chemical bonds, breaks down nucleic acids into their constituent nucleotides
• (noo´kle-ās) any of a group of enzymes that split nucleic acids into nucleotides and other products
• A nuclease is an enzyme capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids
• A class of enzymes that degrades DNA and/or RNA molecules by cleaving the phosphodiester bonds that link adjacent nucleotides
• General term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid into nucleotides or oligonucleotides by cleaving phosphodiester linkages
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