phosphodiesterases


phos·pho·di·es·ter·as·es

(fos'fō-dī-es'tĕr-ās'ĕz), Enzymes cleaving bonds in phosphodiesters, such as those in cAMP or between nucleotides in nucleic acids, liberating smaller polynucleotide or oligonucleotide units or mononucleotides but not orthophosphate. Synonym(s): phosphodiester hydrolases

phos·pho·di·es·ter·as·es

(fos'fō-dī-es'tĕr-ās-ĕz) Enzymes cleaving phosphodiester bonds, such as those in cyclic adenosine monophosphate or between nucleotides in nucleic acids, liberating smaller poly- or oligonucleotide units or mononucleotides but not inorganic phosphate.