GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0003899 - DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0003899
- Name
- DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'.
