Three-dimensional structure of hyper-modified nucleoside Q located in the wobbling position of tRNA
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 282 (5734) , 107-109
- https://doi.org/10.1038/282107a0
Abstract
The hyper-modified nucleoside Q (queuosine) is exclusively located in the wobbling position of anticodons of tRNATyr tRNAHis, tRNAAsn and tRNAAsp that recognise codons NAUC (ref. 1). Queuosine and its hexose-containing derivatives are widely distributed in microorganisms, animals and plants. We confirm here the chemical structure of queuosine as 7-(3, 4-trans-4, 5-cis-dihydroxy-1-cyclopenten-3-ylaminomethyl)-7-deazaguanosine (Fig. 1). The unique structural features of Q are the unusual cyclopentenediol side chain and the 7-deazaguanine ring. Queuosine is one of the most complicated modified nucleosides found thus far.Keywords
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