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Abstract
A new endoribonuclease, termed endoribonuclease IV, has been described. This enzyme has been isolated from chick oviducts and purified 15 000-fold in a 25% yield nearly to homogeneity. The nuclease, which specifically degrades poly(A), forms oligonucleotides of an average chain length of 10. These (A)-10 fragments are terminated by 3'-hydroxyl and 5'-phosphate groups. The enzyme has a pH optimum at 8.7, requires Mn2+ or Mg2+ as a cofactor, and has a molecular weight of about 45 000.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 1009928 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1976.tb10975.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Biochem ISSN: 0014-2956