Analysis Note
Protein determined by E1%/280.
Application
• RNase protection assays
• Remove unspecifically bound RNA
• Analysis of RNA sequences
• Hydrolyze RNA contained in protein samples
• Purification of DNA
Pancreatic RNase A specifically cleaves at the 3′-side of pyrimidine (uracil or cytosine) phosphate bonds. Ribonucleases do not hydrolyze DNA, because the DNA lacks 2′-OH groups essential for the formation of cyclic intermediates. RNase can also hydrolyze RNA from protein samples.
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Unit Definition
1 U corresponds to the amount of enzyme which hydrolyzes the RNA at a rate constant k = 1 at 25°C and pH 5.0 (Kunitz-units); M. Kunitz, J. Biol. Chem. 164, 563 (1946)