ribozyme Definition
ribo·zyme (rī′bə zīm′)
noun
a molecule of RNA that acts as an enzyme, used in genetic research and gene therapy
ribozyme Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- activity: A second rolling circle event makes a long linear +ve strand which is again cleaved by the ribozyme activity.
- drug: Angiozyme is likely to be the first ribozyme drug to be approved.
- therapy: One of the current challenges is the application of ribozyme therapy for dominant mutations coupled with wild-type gene augmentation to overcome haploinsufficiency.
Noun used with modifier
- hammerhead: The catalytic role for Mg 2+ in the hammerhead ribozyme is assured from the detailed mechanistic studies.
- virus: Northern blot analysis was consistent with accurate cleavage of the minigenome transcript by the hepatitis { delta } virus ribozyme.
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