deoxyribonuclease: translation
(= DNAase; DNase)
An endonucleasewith preference for DNA. Pancreatic DNAase I yields di- and oligo-nucleotide 5&’ phosphates, pancreatic DNAase II yields 3&’ phosphates. In chromatin, the sensitivity of DNA to digestion by DNAase I depends on its state of organization, transcriptionally active genes being much more sensitive than inactive genes.