Term Name: phosphoric diester hydrolase activity
Synonyms: endonuclease VIII activity, phosphodiesterase
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a phosphodiester to give a phosphomonoester and a free hydroxyl group.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008081]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: phosphoric ester hydrolase activity
has subtype: 7,8-dihydro-D-neopterin 2',3'-cyclic phosphate phosphodiesterase activity [acyl-carrier-protein] phosphodiesterase activity alkylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphodiesterase activity cardiolipin hydrolase activity CMP-N-acylneuraminate phosphodiesterase activity cyclic-guanylate-specific phosphodiesterase activity cyclic-nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity dolichylphosphate-glucose phosphodiesterase activity dolichylphosphate-mannose phosphodiesterase activity glucose-1-phospho-D-mannosylglycoprotein phosphodiesterase activity glycerol-1,2-cyclic-phosphate 2-phosphodiesterase activity glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase activity glycerophosphocholine phosphodiesterase activity glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity glycerophosphoinositol glycerophosphodiesterase activity glycerophosphoinositol inositolphosphodiesterase activity GPI-mannose ethanolamine phosphate phosphodiesterase activity N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-specific phospholipase D activity phosphodiesterase activity, acting on 3'-phosphoglycolate-terminated DNA strands phosphodiesterase I activity phospholipase C activity phospholipase D activity phosphoribosyl 1,2-cyclic phosphate 1,2-diphosphodiesterase activity phosphoribosyl 1,2-cyclic phosphate phosphodiesterase activity protein adenylylhydrolase activity RNA 2',3'-cyclic 3'-phosphodiesterase activity serine-ethanolaminephosphate phosphodiesterase activity sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase D activity tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase activity tyrosyl-RNA phosphodiesterase activity