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MeSH Supplementary: correxonuclease
Unique ID: C019933
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C019933
Entry Term(s): DNA repair exonuclease
Registry Numbers: EC 3.1.4.-
Previous Indexing: *DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (76-82); *EXONUCLEASES (76-82)
Heading Mapped to: *Exodeoxyribonucleases
Frequency: 3
Note: 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
Source: J Biol Chem 251(15):4579;1976
Indexing Information: DNA Repair
Date of Entry: 1976/01/01
Revision Date: 1982/09/15

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