Application of the bacitracin antibiotic for the hydrolytic degradation of RNA

摘要

The subject of the present invention is the use of bacitracin for the hydrolytic degradation of RNA, occurring at guanosine residues, preferably in single-stranded RNA regions, and occurring without the involvement of transition metal ions. According to the invention, it is possible to use bacitracin according to a mechanism dependent on the degradation of undesirable RNA, different than that stipulated to-date.