title: Substrate specificity of Salmonella typhimurium RNAase III and the nature of products formed.
abstract: RNAase III, an endonuclease specific for double-stranded substrates, has been obtained in a highly purified form from extracts of Salmonella typhimurium. Poly (I-C) and a mixture of poly(A) and poly(U) (1 : 1), the latter in presence of 5 mM Mg2+, act as excellent substrates. Poly(I-C) is only partially hydrolysed by RNAase III and the product or products are acted upon by both RNAase I and RNAase II indicating that the products may be oligonucleotides. This conclusion is supported by two-dimensional chromatography on DEAE paper.
mesh_terms: D004720:Endonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D004720:Endonucleases; D012260:Ribonucleases