| id | GO:0004527 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | exonuclease activity |
| namespace | molecular_function |
| alt_id | GO:0008857 |
| def | "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198547684] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "exonuclease IX activity" NARROW [] |
| is_a | GO:0004518 ! nuclease activity |