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EC 3.1.3.32 Details
EC number
3.1.3.32
Accepted name
polynucleotide 3′-phosphatase
Reaction
a 3′-phosphopolynucleotide + H2O = a polynucleotide + phosphate
Other name(s)
2′(3′)-polynucleotidase,
DNA 3′-phosphatase,
deoxyribonucleate 3′-phosphatase,
5′-polynucleotidekinase 3′-phosphatase
Systematic name
polynucleotide 3′-phosphohydrolase
CAS registry number
37288-16-7
Comment
Also hydrolyses nucleoside 2′-, 3′- and 5′-monophosphates, but only 2′- and 3′-phosphopolynucleotides.
History
created 1972
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