Core enzyme

Core enzyme

A core enzyme consists of the subunits of an enzyme that are needed for catalytic activity, as in the core enzyme RNA polymerase.[1]

An example of a core enzyme is a RNA polymerase enzyme without the sigma factor (σ). This enzyme consists of only two alpha (2α), one beta (β) and one beta prime (β'). This is just one example of a core enzyme. DNA Pol I can also be characterized as having core and holoenzyme segments, where the 5'exonuclease can be removed without destroying enzyme functionality.

References

  1. ^ Genetics: Analysis & Principles, 3rd Edition. pp. 811. Brooker, Robert J.