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MeSH Heading: Deoxyribonucleases
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.352.335
Unique ID: D003851
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003851
Annotation: differentiate STREPTODORNASE referred to here and STREPTODORNASE AND STREPTOKINASE (see note there)
Scope Note: Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolases of ester bonds within DNA. EC 3.1.-.
Entry Term(s): Acid DNase; Alkaline DNase; DNAase; DNase; Deoxyribonuclease; Desoxyribonuclease; Desoxyribonucleases; Nucleases, DNA
NLM Classification #: QU 136
Public MeSH Note: 83; was DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1966-82, was DESOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1963-65
Online Note: use DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES to search DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1966-83
History Note: 83; was DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1966-82, was DESOXYRIBONUCLEASE 1963-65
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0006014
Scope Note: Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolases of ester bonds within DNA. EC 3.1.-.
Terms: Deoxyribonucleases Preferred Term
Term UI T011460
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Desoxyribonuclease
Term UI T001087877
Date08/31/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Deoxyribonuclease
Term UI T001087876
Date08/31/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Nucleases, DNA
Term UI T011462
Date05/18/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Desoxyribonucleases
Term UI T011463
Date05/18/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); DNase
Term UI T011464
Date02/08/1975
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); DNAase
Term UI T011461
Date05/13/1976
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Deoxyribonucleases MeSH Descriptor Data 2025