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EC 3.1.11.1 Details
EC number
3.1.11.1
Accepted name
exodeoxyribonuclease I
Reaction
Exonucleolytic cleavage in the 3′- to 5′-direction to yield nucleoside 5′-phosphates
Other name(s)
Escherichia coli exonuclease I,
E. coli exonuclease I,
exonuclease I
CAS registry number
9037-46-1
Comment
Preference for single-stranded DNA. The Escherichia coli enzyme hydrolyses glucosylated DNA.
History
created 1972 as EC 3.1.4.25, transferred 1978 to EC 3.1.11.1
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