nucleotidase

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[noo″kle-o-ti´dās]

an enzyme that splits nucleotides into nucleosides and phosphoric acid.

(no͞o′klē-ə-tī′dās, -dāz, nyo͞o′-)

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphoric acid.

an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and orthophosphate.

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Evaluation of activity of erythrocyte pyrimidine 5-nucleotidase (P5N) in lead exposure workers, with focus on the effect on hemoglobin.

5-Nucleotidase and azathioprine-related bone-marrow toxicity Lancet 1993;342:1245-6.

Exosomes, a branch of extracellular vesicles, were termed by Trams in 1981 for exfoliated membrane vesicles with 5-nucleotidase activity.