Question

What is ribozyme

Answer 1

RIBOZYME:

1. Ribozyme is an RNA molecule that has catalytic activity.
2. It is a type of enzyme in which RNA can catalyze changes in its own molecular structure.
3. Ribozymes were first discovered in the year 1981 by Cech et.al. in a ciliate protozoa called Tetrahymena thermophila.
4. The common examples of ribozymes are RNase-P and self-splicing group I intron.