guanine15 in tRNA + 7-cyano-7-carbaguanine = 7-cyano-7-carbaguanine15 in tRNA + guanine
Substrate
guanine15 in tRNA;
7-cyano-7-carbaguanine [CPD:C15996]
Product
7-cyano-7-carbaguanine15 in tRNA;
guanine [CPD:C00242]
Comment
Archaeal tRNAs contain the modified nucleoside archaeosine at position 15. This archaeal enzyme catalyses the exchange of guanine at position 15 of tRNA with the base preQ0, which is ultimately modified to form the nucleoside archaeosine (cf. EC 2.6.1.97) [1].
Bai Y, Fox DT, Lacy JA, Van Lanen SG, Iwata-Reuyl D
Title
Hypermodification of tRNA in Thermophilic archaea. Cloning, overexpression, and characterization of tRNA-guanine transglycosylase from Methanococcus jannaschii.