RNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity

Term ID

GO:0052719

Synonyms

• abasic endoribonuclease activity
• AP endoribonuclease activity
• apurinic endoribonuclease activity
• apyrimidinic endoribonuclease activity

Definition

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages immediately 5' to an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP; also called abasic) site within a ribonucleic acid molecule by creating internal breaks, generating a single-strand break with 5'-ribose phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl ends. 19401441

References

Ontology

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