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archaeosine




Description

   A 7-deazaguanine ribonucleoside having 7-formamidino-7-deazaguanine as the nucleobase. It is found in the majority of archaeal tRNAs specifically at position 15 of the dihydrouridine loop (D-loop), a position not modified in either eukaryotic or bacterial tRNA

Basic Information

Comman Name archaeosine
Symbol G+
Chemical Formula C12H16N6O5
Nucleoside Mass 324.3

Locations and Contents

ModificationOrganisms or CellsContentsReferences
G+Rabbit liver

Modification Enzymes and Reactions