phosphodiesterase

[ fŏs′fō-dī-ĕs′tə-rās′, -rāz′ ]

n.

Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cleaving of phosphodiester bonds, such as those between nucleotides in nucleic acids, to produce smaller nucleotide units or mononucleotides but not inorganic phosphate.

Words nearby phosphodiesterase

phosphoamidase, phosphoamide, phosphocholine, phosphocreatine, phosphodiester bond, phosphodiesterase, phosphoenolpyruvic acid, phosphoglyceride, phosphohexose isomerase deficiency, phospholipase, phospholipid