EC number 3.1.26.8 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 62253-00-3 | |
Ribonuclease M5 (EC 3.1.26.8, RNase M5, 5S ribosomal maturation nuclease, 5S ribosomal RNA maturation endonuclease) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA, removing 21 and 42 nucleotides, respectively, from the 5'- and 3'-termini of a 5S-rRNA precursor
This enzyme converts the 5S-rRNA precursor from Bacillus subtilis into 5S-rRNA.
References
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