"Nucleoside Q" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A modified nucleoside which is present in the first position of the anticodon of tRNA-tyrosine, tRNA-histidine, tRNA-asparagine and tRNA-aspartic acid of many organisms. It is believed to play a role in the regulatory function of tRNA. Nucleoside Q can be further modified to nucleoside Q*, which has a mannose or galactose moiety linked to position 4 of its cyclopentenediol moiety.
| Descriptor ID |
D009704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.438.759.590.454.500 D13.570.583.454.500 D13.570.800.453.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleoside Q- Nucleoside Q
- Queuosine
- Q-Ribonucleoside
- Q Ribonucleoside
- Q Nucleoside
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