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
Modification | Organisms or Cells | Contents | References |
G+ | Rabbit liver | | |
Modification Enzymes and Reactions