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Definition of Ribozyme

1. a molecule of RNA that functions as an enzyme [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ribozyme

1. Often referred to as RNA with catalytic capacity, an enzyme made of nucleic acid not protein that catalyse chemical reactions, often the breakdown of other RNAs. Of particular interest because of the implications for self replicating systems in the earliest stages of the evolution of (terrestrial) life. Their discovery in the mid-1980s refuted the concept that only proteins could be biological catalysts. There is potential for their use as pharmaceuticals and industrial catalysts. (13 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Ribozyme

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

1. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"Although considerable cell culture data has accumulated on the efficacy of the antisense and ribozyme therapies their in vivo testing has lagged behind due ..."

2. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"Transgenic tobacco expressing a ribozyme targeted against potato spindle tuber viroid showed a very high level of resistance to infection by the viroid ..."

3. Rice Biotechnology by Gurdev S. Khush, Gary H. Toenniessen (1991)
"The antisense component anneals the ribozyme with the target RNA, ... Any target RNA (eg viral) entering a cell expressing a ribozyme gene should be cleaved ..."

4. Patents on Transgenic Plants by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"... 07.11.90 as 312171 13 of 20 CA: Hoechst TI: New ribozyme encoding gene and ribozyme active RNA PN: EP-; ..."

5. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... single biomolecule has been used to probe conformational dynamics.59 For example, a small RNA enzyme called the hairpin ribozyme has been studied.60 The ..."

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