The nonenzymatic hydrolysis of RNA by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) has beea investigated. A bell-shaped kinetics was observed when the first order rate constant of the reaction was ploted as a function of PVP concentration, which means the kinetic feature of PVP as a degradative receptor distinct fxom those of degradative enzymes (e.g., ribonuolease).
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