Category:GO:0016895 ! DNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

id: GO:0016895

name: DNA exonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters
namespace: molecular_function
alt_id: GO:0008858
def: "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within deoxyribonucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end to yield 5' phosphomonoesters." [GOC:ai]
synonym: "exodeoxyribonuclease activity, producing 5' phosphomonoesters" EXACT []
synonym: "exonuclease VIII activity" NARROW []
xref: EC:3.1.11.-
is_a: GO:0004529 ! DNA exonuclease activity
is_a: GO:0016796 ! exonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0016895</GOterm>
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