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. 1977 Aug;4(8):2931–2937. doi: 10.1093/nar/4.8.2931

Enzymatic synthesis of Q* nucleoside containing mannose in the anticodon of tRNA: isolation of a novel mannosyltransferase from a cell-free extract of rat liver

Norihiro Okada 1, Susumu Nishimura 1
PMCID: PMC342620  PMID: 20603

Abstract

The Q* nucleosides isolated from rabbit liver tRNA are known to have sugars (mannose or galactose) linked to their cyclopentene diol moiety. A Q* nucleoside containing mannose (manQ) was synthesized by a cell-free system from rat liver, using purified E. coli tRNAAsp as an acceptor and GDP-mannose as a donor molecule. The novel mannosyltransferase catalyzing this reaction was purified from a particulate-free soluble enzyme fraction and found to be strictly specific for tRNAAsp. These results, together with the anomeric configuration of mannose in Q* nucleoside, indicate that no lipid intermediate is involved in the biosynthesis of Q* nucleoside.

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