Chemicals and Drugs

Micrococcal Nuclease

An enzyme that catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage to 3'-phosphomononucleotide and 3'-phospholigonucleotide end-products. It can cause hydrolysis of double- or single-stranded DNA or RNA. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.1.31.1.

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An enzyme that catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage to 3'-phosphomononucleotide and 3'-phospholigonucleotide end-products. It can cause hydrolysis of double- or single-stranded DNA or RNA. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.1.31.1.

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  • Staphylococcal Nuclease
  • TNase
  • Thermonuclease
  • Thermostable Nuclease
  • Nuclease, Micrococcal
  • Nuclease, Staphylococcal
  • Nuclease, Thermostable

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Micrococcal Nuclease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008836. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008836
  2. Micrococcal Nuclease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrococcal_nuclease
  3. Micrococcal Nuclease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4293132