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. 1972 Apr;127(3):515–519. doi: 10.1042/bj1270515

Biosynthesis of N-(purin-6-ylcarbamoyl)-l-threonine riboside. Incorporation of l-threonine in vivo into modified nucleoside of transfer ribonucleic acid

Girish B Chheda 1, Chung Il Hong 1, Conrad F Piskorz 1, G A Harmon 1
PMCID: PMC1178692  PMID: 4561775

Abstract

l-[U-14C]Threonine is incorporated into N-(purin-6-ylcarbamoyl)-l-threonine riboside of rat liver and Escherichia coli tRNA. A pathway is suggested for the biosynthesis of this nucleoside.

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