RIBONUCLEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ribonuclease mean? 

• RIBONUCLEASE (noun)
  The noun RIBONUCLEASE has 1 sense:

1. a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid

  Familiarity information: RIBONUCLEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIBONUCLEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ribonuclease; ribonucleinase; RNase

Hypernyms ("ribonuclease" is a kind of...):

transferase (any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound)

 Context examples 

It is a type of ribonuclease enzyme.

(Onconase, NCI Dictionary)

However, the pancreas also produces many other digestive enzymes such as ribonuclease, deoxyribonuclease, gelatinase and elastase.

(Pancreatic enzyme, NCI Thesaurus)

In the current model for posttranscriptional gene silencing by RNAi, the ribonuclease III like enzyme Dicer processes dsRNA into small fragments (siRNA) of 21-25 nts.

(Dicer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A cyclic cytidine.Cifostodine is formed during digestion of ribonucleic acid by ribonuclease.

(Cifostodine, NCI Thesaurus)

Caracemide inhibits ribonuclease reductase, resulting in decreased DNA synthesis and tumor growth; it also inhibits acetylcholinesterase.

(Caracemide, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydroxystilbamidine is able to bind to DNA and RNA in a non-intercalating manner, and is a powerful inhibitor of ribonucleases, thereby impeding cellular processes in protozoa.

(Hydroxystilbamidine, NCI Thesaurus)