/ COMPOUND
queuine
Molecular ID 135398670Formula C12H15N5O3MW 277.285 food sources
Molecular structure
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
guanosine(34) in tRNA + queuine = queuosine(34) in tRNA + guanine
productview reaction →
queuosine 5'-phosphate + H2O = queuine + D-ribose 5-phosphate
reactantview reaction →
guanosine(34) in tRNA(Tyr) + queuine = queuosine(34) in tRNA(Tyr) + guanine
reactantview reaction →
guanosine(34) in tRNA(Asp) + queuine = queuosine(34) in tRNA(Asp) + guanine
productview reaction →
queuine(out) = queuine(in)
Foods containing this compound
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