9-[5?-deoxy-5?-(methylthio)-?-d-xylofuranosyl]-adenine, the first naturally occurring analog of methylthioadenosine (MTA), was isolated from the marine nudibranch mollusc Doris verrucosa. This finding provides indirect evidence for the existence in nature of analogs of S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet), the ubiquitous naturally-occurring biological methyl donor.

A NATURALLY-OCCURRING ANALOG OF METHYLTHIOADENOSINE (MTA) FROM THE NUDIBRANCH MOLLUSK DORIS-VERRUCOSA

CIMINO G;
1986

Abstract

9-[5?-deoxy-5?-(methylthio)-?-d-xylofuranosyl]-adenine, the first naturally occurring analog of methylthioadenosine (MTA), was isolated from the marine nudibranch mollusc Doris verrucosa. This finding provides indirect evidence for the existence in nature of analogs of S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet), the ubiquitous naturally-occurring biological methyl donor.
1986
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare - ICB - Sede Pozzuoli
9-[5'-deoxy-5'-(methylthio)-fl-D-xylofuranosyl]-adenine
methylthioadenosine
MTA
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
Ado-Met
nudibranchs
Doris verrucosa
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