nuclease

Any of several enzymes, such as endonucleases and exonucleases, that hydrolize nucleic acids.

A ferment which can cause the cleavage of nucleins. Specifically

One of several bacteriolytic ferments so-named on account of their ability to digest the nucleoproteids of the bacterial cells.

Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.

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