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deoxyribonuclease (medicine)


deoxyribonuclease
<enzyme> An endonuclease with preference for DNA. Pancreatic DNAse I yields di and oligo nucleotide 5_ phosphates, pancreatic DNAse II yields 3_ phosphates. In chromatin, the sensitivity of DNA to digestion by DNAse I depends on its state of organisation, transcriptionally active genes being much more sensitive than inactive genes.

Acronym: DNAase


variscite (iou)



variscite noun. M19.
[from medieval Latin Variscia a region of eastern Germany, from Latin Varisci: see VARISCAN, -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. An orthorhombic hydrated aluminium phosphate which occurs as green translucent or colourless fine-grained masses, crusts, and nodules.