Term Name: 5'-flap endonuclease activity
Synonyms: 5' flap endonuclease activity
Definition: Catalysis of the cleavage of a 5' flap structure in DNA, but not other DNA structures; processes the 5' ends of Okazaki fragments in lagging strand DNA synthesis.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0017108]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: DNA endonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters flap endonuclease activity