ribonuclease
— Noun
– English
~ a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
ribonucleic acid
— Noun
– English
~ (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
ribonucleinase
— Noun
– English
~ a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
ribose
— Noun
– English
~ a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
ribosome
— Noun
– English
~ an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"