Term Name: nuclease activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the cleavage of ester linkages within nucleic acids.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004518]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catalytic activity, acting on a nucleic acid
has subtype: DNA nuclease activity endonuclease activity exonuclease activity RNA nuclease activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of nuclease activity nuclease inhibitor activity
positively regulated by: nuclease activator activity positive regulation of nuclease activity