ribozyme
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ribozyme
First recorded in 1985–90; ribo(some) + (en)zyme
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
These findings suggest that ATP and histidine act as effector molecules that trigger structural conformational changes in the ribozyme, which further influence enzyme stability and activity.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
The researchers were surprised to find that not only did the RNA polymerase ribozyme accurately replicate functional hammerheads, but over time, new variations of the hammerheads began to emerge.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
The latest RNA polymerase ribozyme developed in the lab includes a number of crucial mutations that allow it to copy a strand of RNA with much higher accuracy.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Jack Szostak, a biochemist at Harvard University and one of Joyce’s collaborators, is excited by the findings, particularly because the ribozyme is so much more flexible than earlier versions.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 5, 2014
They hoped that within that random pool of RNA molecules was a ribozyme capable of stringing the building blocks together.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 5, 2014
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
