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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Esterases > Endonucleases > Endoribonucleases > Ribonuclease H > Ribonuclease H, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Esterases > Ribonucleases > Endoribonucleases > Ribonuclease H > Ribonuclease H, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Ribonuclease H, Human Immunodeficiency Virus  

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Definition

  • A ribonuclease activity that is a component of the HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE. It removes the RNA strand of the RNA-DNA heteroduplex produced by reverse transcription. Once the RNA moiety is removed a double stranded DNA copy of the HIV RNA can be synthesized.

Entry terms

  • Ribonuclease H, HIV
  • RNAse H, HIV

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