Definition: A ribonuclease activity that is a component of the HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE. It removes the RNA strand of the RNA-DNA heteroduplex produced by reverse transcription. Once the RNA moiety is removed a double stranded DNA copy of the HIV RNA can be synthesized.
Other names HIV Ribonuclease H; HIV RNAse H; Ribonuclease H, HIV; RNAse H, HIV
