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nuclease

/ˈnjuː.kli.eɪz/

Traduction: Terme général désignant une enzyme qui catalyse l'hydrolyse des acides nucléiques, coupant les chaînes de nucléotides en unités plus petites.

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/ˈnjuː.kli.eɪz/C2formalscientific
  • frTerme général désignant une enzyme qui catalyse l'hydrolyse des acides nucléiques, coupant les chaînes de nucléotides en unités plus petites.

A general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acids by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units.

  1. Enzyme that cleaves nucleic acidsC2formalscientific

    An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) by breaking the phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides, resulting in smaller fragments.

    frnucléase

    • Restriction nucleases are essential tools in genetic engineering.
    • The cell uses nucleases to degrade foreign DNA.
    • Scientists purified a novel nuclease from bacteria.
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  • nucleases plural form
  • nucleases' possessive plural form
  • nuclease's possessive singular form