Biology:Ribonuclease V

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Ribonuclease V
Identifiers
EC number3.1.27.8
CAS number74505-36-5
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Ribonuclease V (EC 3.1.27.8, endoribonuclease V) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of poly(A), forming oligoribonucleotides and ultimately 3'-AMP

This enzyme also hydrolyses poly(U).

References

  1. "Isolation and characterization of the novel polyadenylate- and polyuridylate-degrading acid endoribonuclease V from calf thymus". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 255 (11): 5108–12. June 1980. PMID 6246098. 

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