ribonuclease

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.

ribonuclease

/ -ˌeɪz; ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːkliːˌeɪs /

noun

1. any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of RNA

Word History and Origins

Origin of ribonuclease¹

First recorded in 1940–45; ribonucle(ic acid) + -ase

Word History and Origins

Origin of ribonuclease¹

C20: from ribonucle ( ic acid ) + -ase

Example Sentences

To amplify the signal of ribosomal RNA, Tosar added compounds known as ribonuclease inhibitors to the samples, which block naturally occurring enzymes from digesting RNA.

From Nature

Harker, having collected a million dollars to solve the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease, was in search of talent, and the offer of six thousand for one year seemed to Odile wonderfully generous.

From Literature

—William H. Stein and Stanford Moore” Stein and Moore were awarded a share of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the complex protein ribonuclease.

From Scientific American