exoenzymes

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Enzymes that cleave monomers (sometimes also di- or oligomers) from one end of a polymer chain. Exonucleases are able to cleave nucleotides, one by one, from either the 5- or the 3- (or both) ends of nucleic acids.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 153 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'exoenzymes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02267 RIS BibTex EndNote
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