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EC 3.1.11.3 Details
EC number
3.1.11.3
Accepted name
exodeoxyribonuclease (lambda-induced)
Reaction
Exonucleolytic cleavage in the 5′- to 3′-direction to yield nucleoside 5′-phosphates
Other name(s)
lambda exonuclease,
phage lambda-induced exonuclease,
Escherichia coli exonuclease IV,
E. coli exonuclease IV,
exodeoxyribonuclease IV,
exonuclease IV
CAS registry number
37367-70-7
Comment
Preference for double-stranded DNA. Does not attack single-strand breaks.
History
created 1972 as EC 3.1.4.28, transferred 1978 to EC 3.1.11.3
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