Escherichia coli ribonuclease 111, purified to homogeneity from an overexpressing bacterial strain, exhibits a high catalytic efficiency and thermostable processing activity in vitro. The RNase III-catalyzed cleavage of a 47 nucleotide substrate (R1i
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