Applications of Ribozymes in Synthetic Systems - Danielle Jordan

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What are ribozymes?

Ribozymes, also known as RNA enzymes or catalytic RNA, are RNA molecules that cataylze chemical reactions. They are able to catalzye hydrolysis of their own phosphodiester bonds or other RNA bonds. Some, such as RNA polymerase ribozymes, are able to catalyze their own synthesis. "'When were they discovered'"