RNase Biochem.
(ɑːrɛˈneɪz)
Also RNAase (ɑːrɛˈneɪeɪz).
[f. RNA + -ase.]
= ribonuclease s.v. ribo-.
| 1957 Jrnl. Biochem. XLIV. 761 This RNase was inhibited by various metal ions. 1961 Biochimica & Biophysica Acta XLVII. 145 When yeast protoplasts are incubated with RNase, protein synthesis is inhibited. 1961 Ibid. LI. 190 The gel-filtration method is recommended as a suitable method to obtain the highly active fraction from RNAase I core. 1968 A. White et al. Princ. Biochem. (ed. 4) xii. 258 The histidine residues of RNase are uniquely reactive with iodoacetate or bromoacetate at pH 5·5. 1977 Nature 22/29 Dec. 760/2 The ability of cassava latent virus nucleic acid to infect N[icotiana] clevelandii was destroyed by DNase but not RNase. |