exonuclease activity (GO:0004527)

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end

Specific

3'-5' exonuclease activity (GO:0008408) 5'-3' exonuclease activity (GO:0008409) exodeoxyribonuclease activity (GO:0004529) exonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 3'-phosphomonoesters (GO:0016797) exonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5'-phosphomonoesters (GO:0016796) exoribonuclease activity (GO:0004532) phosphodiesterase I activity (GO:0004528)

References

gene ontology: GO:0004527