Ribonuclease alpha

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Ribonuclease alpha
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EC no.3.1.26.2
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Ribonuclease alpha (EC 3.1.26.2, 2'-O-methyl RNase) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphomonoester

This enzyme is specific for O-methylated RNA.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Norton J, Roth JS (May 1967). "A ribonuclease specific for 2'-O-methylated ribonucleic acid". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 242 (9): 2029–34. PMID 6022850.

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