Question

Ribonuclease catalyzes the degradation of

• A. RNA into smaller components
• B. deoxyribose into nucleotides
• C. DNA into smaller components
• D. proteins into amino acids

Answer 1

The correct option is A RNA into smaller components

A nuclease is an enzyme that cleaves phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides of nucleic acids. Ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease are types of nucleases. Ribonucleases catalyze the degradation of RNA into smaller components.
Deoxyribonuclease catalyzes the degradation of DNA or deoxyribose into smaller components.

Proteases degrade proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids.