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EC 3.1.13.1 Details
EC number
3.1.13.1
Accepted name
exoribonuclease II
Reaction
Exonucleolytic cleavage in the 3′- to 5′-direction to yield nucleoside 5′-phosphates
Other name(s)
ribonuclease II,
ribonuclease Q,
BN ribonuclease,
Escherichia coli exo-RNase II,
RNase II,
exoribonuclease (misleading),
5′-exoribonuclease (misleading)
CAS registry number
37288-24-7
Comment
Preference for single-stranded RNA. The enzyme processes 3′-terminal extra-nucleotides of monomeric tRNA precursors, following the action of EC 3.1.26.5 ribonuclease P.
History
created 1972 as EC 3.1.4.20, transferred 1978 to EC 3.1.13.1
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