Biology:Ribonuclease alpha

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Ribonuclease alpha
Identifiers
EC number3.1.26.2
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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

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

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