Average rRNA chain elongation rate
| Value | 85 nucleotides/sec Range: 80-90 nucleotides/sec |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Dennis PP, Ehrenberg M, Fange D, Bremer H. Varying Rate of RNA Chain Elongation during rrn Transcription in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology (2009) vol. 191 (11) pp. 3740-3746PubMed ID19329648 |
| Comments | On average, rRNA chains elongate at a rate of 80 to 90 nucleotides (nt) per s, and the transcription of an entire rrn operon takes about 60 s (at 37°C). |
| Entered by | enature |
| ID | 105449 |