Rilling H C, Breunger E, Epstein W W, Crain P F
Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
Science. 1990 Jan 19;247(4940):318-20. doi: 10.1126/science.2296720.
The mevalonate-derived portion of a prenylated protein from Chinese hamster ovary cells has been established as diterpenoid (C20). This group is linked to a carboxyl-terminal cysteine as a thioether. It was removed from the protein by hydrazinolysis followed by Raney nickel desulfurization, and the resulting hydrocarbon fraction was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.