Ribonuclease T2 (, ''acid ribonuclease'', ''acid RNase'', ''base-non-specific ribonuclease'', ''Escherichia coli ribonuclease I' ribonuclease PP2'', ''Escherichia coli ribonuclease II'', ''non-base specific ribonuclease'', ''nonbase-specific RNase'', ''nonspecific RNase'', ''ribonnuclease (non-base specific)'', ''ribonuclease (non-base specific)'', ''ribonuclease II'', ''ribonuclease M'', ''ribonuclease N2'', ''ribonuclease PP3'', ''ribonuclease U4'', ''ribonucleate 3'-oligonucleotide hydrolase'', ''ribonucleate nucleotido-2'-transferase (cyclizing)'', ''RNAase CL'', ''RNase (non-base specific)'', ''RNase II'', ''RNase M'', ''RNase Ms'', ''RNase T2'', ) is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
.
It is a type of
endoribonuclease
In biochemistry, an endoribonuclease is a class of enzyme which is a type of ribonuclease (an RNA cleaver), itself a type of endonuclease (a nucleotide cleaver). It cleaves either single-stranded or double-stranded RNA, depending on the enzyme. Ex ...
. This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemistry, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. When chemical reactions occur, the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is accompanied by an Gibbs free energy, ...
: Two-stage endonucleolytic cleavage to nucleoside 3'-phosphates and 3'-phosphooligonucleotides with 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediates
See also
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RNASET2
References
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