Micrococcal Nuclease
Synonyms
Nuclease, Micrococcal
Nuclease, Staphylococcal
Nuclease, Thermostable
Staphylococcal Nuclease
TNase
Thermonuclease
Thermostable Nuclease
An enzyme that catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage to 3'-phosphomononucleotide and 3'-phospholigonucleotide end-products. It can cause hydrolysis of double- or single-stranded DNA or RNA. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.1.31.1.