apurinic/apyrimidinic endodeoxyribonuclease activity

id: GO:0052720
name: apurinic/apyrimidinic endodeoxyribonuclease activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages immediately 5' to an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP; also called abasic) site within a deoxyribonucleic acid molecule by creating internal breaks, generating a single-strand break with 5'-deoxyribose phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl ends.

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