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EC 2.4.2.64 Details
EC number
2.4.2.64
Accepted name
tRNA-guanosine34 queuine transglycosylase
Reaction
guanine34 in tRNA + queuine = queuine34 in tRNA + guanine
Other name(s)
QTRT1 (gene name), QTRT2 (gene name), TGT (ambiguous), guanine insertion enzyme (ambiguous), tRNA transglycosylase (ambiguous), Q-insertase (ambiguous), queuine34 transfer ribonucleate ribosyltransferase, transfer ribonucleate glycosyltransferase (ambiguous), tRNA guanine34 transglycosidase (ambiguous), queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase, [tRNA]-guanine34:queuine tRNA-D-ribosyltransferase, transfer ribonucleic acid guanine34 transglycosylase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
tRNA-guanosine34:queuine tRNA-D-ribosyltransferase
CAS registry number
72162-89-1
Comment
Certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic tRNAs contain the modified base queuine at position 34. In eukaryotes and a small number of prokaryotes queuine is salvaged and incorporated into tRNA directly via a base-exchange reaction, replacing guanine. cf. EC 2.4.2.29, tRNA-guanosine34 preQ1 transglycosylase.
History
created 2020 (EC 2.4.2.29 created 1984, modified 2007, modified 2012, part transferred 2020 to EC 2.4.2.64)
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965