(, ''Cfr'', ''Cfr methyltransferase'', ''Cfr rRNA methyltransferase'') is an
enzyme
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with
systematic name
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A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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: 2
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
''S''-Adenosyl methionine (SAM), also known under the commercial names of SAMe, SAM-e, or AdoMet, is a common cosubstrate involved in methyl group transfers, transsulfuration, and aminopropylation. Although these anabolic reactions occur throug ...
+
adenine
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2503 in
23S rRNA 2
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine +
2,8-dimethyladenine2503 in 23S rRNA
This enzyme contains an
Fe-Scluster.
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