S-adenosyl-L-methionine + adenine9 in tRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N1-methyladenine9 in tRNA
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:C00019];
adenine9 in tRNA
Product
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:C00021];
N1-methyladenine9 in tRNA
Comment
The enzyme from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius specifically methylates adenine9 in tRNA [1]. The bifunctional enzyme from Thermococcus kodakaraensis also catalyses the methylation of guanine9 in tRNA (cf. EC 2.1.1.221, tRNA (guanine9-N1)-methyltransferase).
History
EC 2.1.1.218 created 2011 (EC 2.1.1.36 created 1972, part transferred 2011 to EC 2.1.1.218)