A phosphoric diester hydrolase that removes 5'-nucleotides from the 3'-hydroxy termini of 3'-hydroxy-terminated OLIGONUCLEOTIDES. It has low activity towards POLYNUCLEOTIDES and the presence of 3'-phosphate terminus on the substrate may inhibit hydrolysis.
Also Known As:
5' Exonuclease; 5'-Exonuclease; 5'-Nucleotidephosphodiesterase; Alkaline Phosphodiesterase; Alkaline Phosphodiesterase I; Oligonucleate 5'-Nucleotidohydrolase; Orthophosphoric Diester Phosphohydrolase; 5' Nucleotidephosphodiesterase; Diester Phosphohydrolase, Orthophosphoric; Oligonucleate 5' Nucleotidohydrolase; Phosphodiesterase I, Alkaline; Phosphodiesterase, Alkaline; Phosphohydrolase, Orthophosphoric Diester