Ribonuclease T2 (, ''ribonuclease II'', ''base-non-specific ribonuclease'', ''nonbase-specific RNase'', ''RNase (non-base specific)'', ''non-base specific ribonuclease'', ''nonspecific RNase'', ''RNase Ms'', ''RNase M'', ''RNase II'', ''Escherichia coli ribonuclease II'', ''ribonucleate nucleotido-2'-transferase (cyclizing)'', ''acid ribonuclease'', ''RNAase CL'', ''Escherichia coli ribonuclease I' ribonuclease PP2'', ''ribonuclease N2'', ''ribonuclease M'', ''acid RNase'', ''ribonnuclease (non-base specific)'', ''ribonuclease (non-base specific)'', ''RNase T2'', ''ribonuclease PP3'', ''ribonucleate 3'-oligonucleotide hydrolase'', ''ribonuclease U4'') is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
.
It is a type of
endoribonuclease. This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...
: Two-stage endonucleolytic cleavage to nucleoside 3'-phosphates and 3'-phosphooligonucleotides with 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediates
See also
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RNASET2
Ribonuclease T2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''RNASET2'' gene. It is a type of endoribonuclease
An endoribonuclease is a ribonuclease endonuclease. It cleaves either single-stranded or double-stranded RNA, depending on the enzyme. ...
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