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Definition of Ribonuclease

1. Noun. A transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.

Definition of Ribonuclease

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ribonuclease

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ribonuclease

1. Widely distributed type of enzyme that cleaves RNA. May act as endonucleases or exonucleases depending upon the type of enzyme. Generally recognise target by tertiary structure rather than sequence. Ribonuclease E is involved in the formation of 5S ribosomal RNA from pre rRNA. Ribonuclease F is stimulated by interferons and cleaves viral and host RNA and thus inhibits protein synthesis. Ribonuclease H specifically cleaves an RNA base paired to a complementary DNA strand. Ribonuclease P is an endonuclease that generate t RNA from their precursor transcripts. Ribonuclease T is an endonuclease that removes the terminal AMP from the 3' CCA end of a nonaminoacylated tRNA. Ribonuclease T1 cleaves RNA specifically at guanosine residues. Ribonuclease TIII cleaves double stranded regions of RNA molecules. Acronym: RNase (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribonuclease

Literary usage of Ribonuclease

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Soc., 90, 5885 (1968). synthetic modified S-peptides show high ribonuclease activity after recombination with S-protein in a 1:1 molar ratio when tested ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The crystal structures of ribonuclease A (3) and ribonuclease S (4) are being studied at high resolution, and these structures taken in conjunction with the ..."

3. Drought Resistance in Crops with Emphasis on Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1982)
"Using a purified enzyme preparation in wheat, Yi and Todd (1979) found identical ribonuclease enzymes in severely stressed and in nonstressed tissue. ..."

4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Two animals received 0-5 ml. each of the ribonuclease- treated material, and two animals received 0-5 ml. each of the deoxyribonuclease-treated material. ..."

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