RIBOZYME


Meaning of RIBOZYME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-bə-ˌzīm ]

noun

Etymology: ribo nucleic acid + en zyme

Date: 1982

: a molecule of RNA that functions as an enzyme (as by catalyzing the cleavage of other RNA molecules)

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