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Nonprotein Biocatalysts: Catalytic Nucleic Acids

Nonprotein Biocatalysts: Catalytic Nucleic Acids
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Description: Ribozymes, a class of ribonucleic acids, also function as biological catalysts.

The production of tRNA from pre-tRNA is catalyzed by an RNA–protein complex called ribonuclease P.

The RNA portion of ribonuclease P can by itself catalyze the hydrolysis of the specific phosphodiester bond indicated by the red wedge.

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