Category:GO:0052719 ! RNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity

name: RNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) endonuclease activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages immediately 5' to an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP; also called abasic) site within a ribonucleic acid molecule by creating internal breaks, generating a single-strand break with 5'-ribose phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl ends." [PMID:19401441]
synonym: "abasic endoribonuclease activity" EXACT []
synonym: "AP endoribonuclease activity" EXACT []
synonym: "apurinic endoribonuclease activity" NARROW []
synonym: "apyrimidinic endoribonuclease activity" NARROW []
is_a: GO:0016891 ! RNA endonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0052719</GOterm>
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