生化2014 c16 rna trancription2.ppt

Biochemistry Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Chapter 16 RNA Biosynthesis Two kinds of RNA biosynthesis in organisms: Transcription Main Contains Key Points Section One Template and enzyme of prokaryotic transcription 1. General characters of transcription Only one strand of DNA molecule serves as template Asymmetric transcription No primer needed Initiation at promoter site DNA Transcription plot Some important concepts DNA template Asymmetry transcription 2. DNA Dependent RNA Polymerase The enzyme related to transcription is RNA polymerase, which is termed as DNA dependent RN