ENTRY       EC 3.1.26.8
NAME        Ribonuclease M5
            RNAse M5
            5S Ribosomal maturation nuclease
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on ester bonds
            Endoribonucleases producing 5'-phosphomonoesters
REACTION    Endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA, removing 21 and 42 nucleotides,
            respectively, from the 5'- and 3'-termini of a 5S-rRNA precursor.
SUBSTRATE   5S-rRNA precursor
            H2O
PRODUCT     5S-rRNA
            5'-Phosphooligoribonucleotide
COMMENT     Converts the 5S-rRNA precursor from Bacillus subtilis into
            5S-rRNA, with 5'-phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl groups.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.1.26.8
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.1.26.8
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