endonuclease activity (GO:0004519)

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by creating internal breaks.

Specific

endodeoxyribonuclease activity (GO:0004520) endonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 3'-phosphomonoesters (GO:0016894) endonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5'-phosphomonoesters (GO:0016893) endoribonuclease activity (GO:0004521) T/G mismatch-specific endonuclease activity (GO:0043765)

References

gene ontology: GO:0004519