Agris P F, Armstrong D J, Schäfer K P, Söll D
Nucleic Acids Res. 1975 May;2(5):691-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/2.5.691.
E. coli C6 rel- met- cys- was cultured in a fully supplemented medium and in media lacking cysteine or methionine. tRNA isolated from the three cultures containted, respectively, a normal complement of modified nucleosides; a deficiency in thiolated nucleosides and a deficiency in methylated nucleosides. Both sulfur-deficient tRNA and methyl-deficient tRNA contained large amounts of N-6- (delta-2-isopentenyl) adenosine and small amounts of the 2-methylthio derivative. Methyl-deficient tRNA contained, in addition a large amount of a cytokinin active, differently modified nucleoside that is believed to be a sulfur derivative of N6-(delta-2-isopentenyl) adenosine. The structure of this compound is unknown. When methly-deficient tRNA and the precusor the tRNA-Tyr su3-+ A25 were enzymatically methylated in vitro, methyl groups were incorporated into derivatives of isopentenyladenosine. These results indicate that the biosynthesis of the 2-methylthio derivative of isopentenyladenosine may occur in a sequential manner, i.e., thiolation of isopentenyladenosine followed by methylation.
大肠杆菌C6 rel- met- cys- 在完全补充培养基以及缺乏半胱氨酸或甲硫氨酸的培养基中培养。从这三种培养物中分离出的tRNA分别含有正常的修饰核苷互补物;硫醇化核苷缺乏以及甲基化核苷缺乏。硫缺乏的tRNA和甲基缺乏的tRNA都含有大量的N-6-(δ-2-异戊烯基)腺苷和少量的2-甲硫基衍生物。此外,甲基缺乏的tRNA含有大量具有细胞分裂素活性、修饰不同的核苷,据信它是N6-(δ-2-异戊烯基)腺苷的硫衍生物。该化合物的结构未知。当甲基缺乏的tRNA和tRNA-Tyr su3- + A25的前体在体外进行酶促甲基化时,甲基被掺入异戊烯基腺苷的衍生物中。这些结果表明,异戊烯基腺苷的2-甲硫基衍生物的生物合成可能以顺序方式发生,即异戊烯基腺苷先硫醇化,然后甲基化。