Deoxyribozyme is small enzymatic DNA, the discovery of it was an important event subsequent to detection of ribozyme in biochemistry.

• 脱氧核酶是近年发现的一类具有催化RNA分子定点裂解等活性的小分子酶性DNA,是继酶性RNA即核酶发现以来生命科学中又一重要发现。