Characteristics of Catalytic RNA

Catalytic RNAs are those that have the intrinsic ability to break and form covalent bonds and are termed ribozymes (Cech and Bass, 1986 Doherty and Doudna, 2000 DeRose, 

TABLE 11.16 Some characteristics of naturally occurring RNA-acting ribozymes 

Group I intron a 3 -OHofG 5 to 3 joined exons and intron with 5 -G and 3 -OH 

Hepatitis delta virus b hydrate 5 -OH and 2, 3 cychc phosphate 

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