Ribonuclease B from bovine pancreas is used in the digestion of RNA during cell cycle platform analysis.
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Native RNase BS generated by subtilisin digestion of native RNase B comprising of amino acid residues 21-124 of RNase B, is sensitive to PNGase F digestion. Intramolecular N-glycans of bovine pancreatic RNase B function like chaperone. RNase B is found to be much faster than RNase A, while RNase A is liable to aggregate during regeneration. The stimulatory effect of Asn-oligosaccharide (which corresponds to the most predominant sugar chain of RNase B) reveals that the N-glycans of RNase B facilitates the transformation of bulky intermediates into folded, compact species.