Abstract
Mung bean nuclease hydrolyzes synthetic esters of 3′-nucleotides to nucleosides and phosphate esters; esters of 2′-nucleotides, and 2′→ 5′ internucleotide linkages, are resistant. Esters of ribonucleotides are cleaved at 100-fold the rate for deoxyribonucleotides, the increased rate being due to presence of the 2′-hydroxyl and not to differences in conformation. Introduction of a 5′-substituent leads to a 3-fold increase in rate. The rates of hydrolysis vary up to 10-fold with the nature of the base, in the order adenine > hypoxanthine > uracil; and up to 6-fold with the nature of the ester radical. This form of cleavage of esters of 3′-nucleotides is also characteristic for nuclease-3′-nucleotidase activities from potato tubers and wheat, suggesting that one type of enzyme is responsible for all these activities.
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