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ribonuclease

American

[rahy-boh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo-] / ˌraɪ boʊˈnu kliˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz, -ˈnyu- /

noun

Biochemistry.

any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.

ribonuclease British

/ -ˌeɪz, ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːkliːˌeɪs /

noun

any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of RNA

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Etymology

Origin of ribonuclease

First recorded in 1940–45; ribonucle(ic acid) + -ase

Example Sentences

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Two types of pancreatic nuclease are responsible for their digestion: deoxyribonuclease, which digests DNA, and ribonuclease, which digests RNA.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The enzyme T-sub-1 ribonuclease cuts an RNA strand at a particular bond on one side of each nucleotide that incorpo rates a guanine base.

From Scientific American • Jan. 1, 2013

With delicate skill, he split the ribonuclease into two parts, one containing 20 amino acids, the other containing 104.

From Time Magazine Archive

The technique now synthesizes such complex peptides as ribonuclease, an enzyme needed by cells to decipher the genetic information in DNA.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harker, having collected a million dollars to solve the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease, was in search of talent, and the offer of six thousand for one year seemed to Odile wonderfully generous.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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