| correxonuclease | <enzyme> 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) |
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