ribonuclease
Americannoun
noun
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
For his model Dr. Hofmann selected ribonuclease, a much-studied natural enzyme that breaks down the ribonucleic acid found in all cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
With delicate skill, he split the ribonuclease into two parts, one containing 20 amino acids, the other containing 104.
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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