Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
a uracil54 in tRNA + S-adenosyl-L-methionine → a 5-methyluracil54 in tRNA + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H+
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:TRNA-URACIL-5--METHYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
References:
  • Becker HF, Motorin Y, Sissler M, Florentz C, Grosjean H (1997). "Major identity determinants for enzymatic formation of ribothymidine and pseudouridine in the T psi-loop of yeast tRNAs." J Mol Biol 274(4);505-18. PMID: 9417931