Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,899,234,245 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

DNase
(redirected from DNAase)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
DNase deoxyribonuclease.
DNase (d-ns) or DNAase (dn-s)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of DNA.

deoxyribonuclease (DNase) [de-ok″sĭ-ri″bo-nu´kle-ās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis (depolymerization) of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

DNase
deoxyribonuclease. Group A streptococci elaborate DNases and commercially available DNase agar may be used to identify pathogenic species.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
tropica infections in the Old World sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi, even when insects were infected after digestion of the blood meal, perhaps due to DNAase activity triggered by the presence of nucleated erythrocytes.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.