ENTRY EC 2.7.7.48
NAME RNA-directed RNA polymerase
RNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed)
CLASS Transferases
Transferring phosphorus-containing groups
Nucleotidyltransferases
SYSNAME Nucleoside-triphosphate:RNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed)
REACTION Nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = Pyrophosphate + RNA(n+1)
SUBSTRATE Nucleoside triphosphate
RNA(n)
PRODUCT Pyrophosphate
RNA(n+1)
COMMENT Catalyses RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'- end of an RNA
strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain de novo.
See also EC 2.7.7.6.
(EC 2.7.7.6 DNA-directed RNA polymerase)
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00230 Purine metabolism
STRUCTURES PDB: 1HAV
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.7.7.48
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.7.7.48
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