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Deoxyribonuclease

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deoxyribonuclease [dē¦äk·sē‚rī·bō′nü·klē‚ās]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of deoxyribonucleic acid to nucleotides. Abbreviated DNase.

Deoxyribonuclease 

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of deoxyribonucleic acid. It belongs to the class of hydrolases, to the group of phosphatases. It is present in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms (except certain viruses).



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Typical colonies (black surrounded by clear zones) were tested for coagulase activity using rabbit plasma after activation by overnight incubation in Brain Heart broth, at 35[degrees]C, and tested for deoxyribonuclease (DNAse) activities by using DNAse agar, and revealed by hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 2%.
Extracellular deoxyribonuclease made by group A Streptococcus assists pathogenesis by enhancing evasion of the innate immune response.
9,25) Deoxyribonucleases (DNases) are enzymes that hydrolyse, or break down, the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotides in a strand of DNA.
 
 
 
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