STAPHYLOCOCCAL NUCLEASE. PROPOSED MECHANISM OF ACTION BASED ON STRUCTURE OF ENZYME-THYMIDINE 3(PRIME),5(PRIME)-BIPHOSPHATE-CALCIUM ION COMPLEX AT 1.5-ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION
Staphyloccal nuclease is a Ca2+ activated phosphodiesterase which catalyses the hydrolysis of both DND and RNA at the 5' position of the phophodiester bond to yield a 3'-mononucleotides and polynucleotides.
Defined by 6 residues: ASP:A-21ARG:A-35ASP:A-40THR:A-41GLU:A-43ARG:A-87