Ribonuclease (rNase) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Ribonuclease (rNase)? Any nuclease that cleaves phosphodiester bonds in RNA. All ribonucleases are proteins, with the exception of Ribonuclease P, which is a ribonucleoprotein with ribozyme activity.

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