Ribozyme: A nonprotein RNA biocatalyst; several cleave precursors of tRNA to yield functional tRNAs; others act on rRNA; plays a key role in intron splicing events. SYN: organic catalyst (1), RNA enzyme. [ribonucleic acid + -zyme]
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Ribozyme: catalytic macromolecules, frequently autohydrolytic, composed of RNA.
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