N-Glycosidases that remove adenines from RIBOSOMAL RNA, depurinating the conserved alpha-sarcin loop of 28S RIBOSOMAL RNA. They often consist of a toxic A subunit and a binding lectin B subunit. They may be considered as PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS. They are found in many PLANTS and have cytotoxic and antiviral activity.
Also Known As:
Polynucleotide Adenosine Glycosidase; RIP (Ribosome Inactivating Proteins); RNA Glycosylase; rRNA N-Glycosylases; Adenosine Glycosidase, Polynucleotide; Glycosidase, Polynucleotide Adenosine; Glycosylase, RNA; Inactivating Proteins, Ribosome; N-Glycosidase, RNA; N-Glycosylases, rRNA; Proteins, Ribosome Inactivating; RNA N Glycosidase; rRNA N Glycosylases; RIP Ribosome Inactivating Proteins; RNA N-Glycosidase