Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Exoribonucleases producing 5'-phosphomonoesters
Reaction(IUBMB)
3'-end directed exonucleolytic cleavage of viral RNA-DNA hybrid
Comment
This is a secondary reaction to the RNA 5'-end directed cleavage 13-19 nucleotides from the RNA end performed by EC 3.1.26.13 (retroviral ribonuclease H).