Nuclease (Crossword clue)

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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”.

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• 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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