Exodeoxyribonuclease

Exodeoxyribonucleases are enzymes are in the EC number family 3.1.11.

They catalyze the division of DNA.

They are a type of esterase.

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v • d • e Hydrolase, esterase: nucleases (EC 3.1.11 - 3.1.31) - includes deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease

3.1.11-16: Exonuclease	Exodeoxyribonuclease (RecBCD) Exoribonuclease (Oligonucleotidase)

3.1.21-31: Endonuclease	Endodeoxyribonuclease (Deoxyribonuclease I, Deoxyribonuclease II, Deoxyribonuclease IV, Restriction enzyme, UvrABC endonuclease) Endoribonuclease (RNase III, RNase H, RNase P, RNase A, RNase T1, RNA-induced silencing complex) either deoxy- or ribo- (Aspergillus nuclease S1, Micrococcal nuclease)