 Ribonuclease P (source code)

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= Ribonuclease P
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= RNase P
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An <enzyme> that processes the $5'$ end of precursor <transfer RNA>. The bacterial <RNase P> used in the discovery experiments contains catalytic <RNA> and a supporting <protein>; the <ribozyme> body gives the conditions under which its <RNA> component works alone. This description concerns those bacterial complexes, not every form of <RNase P>.

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