exonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

Term ID

GO:0016796

Synonyms

exonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5' phosphomonoesters

Definition

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end to yield 5' phosphomonoesters.

References

EC:3.1.15.-

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: exonuclease activity

exonuclease activity Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: DNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters RNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

DNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters RNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes