23S rRNA (guanine²⁴⁴⁵-N²)-methyltransferase (, ''ycbY (gene)'', ''rlmL (gene)'') is an

enzyme An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...

with

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''S-adenosyl-L-methionine:23S rRNA (guanine²⁴⁴⁵-N²)-methyltransferase''. This enzyme catalyses the following

chemical reaction A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemistry, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. When chemical reactions occur, the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is accompanied by an Gibbs free energy, ...

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 ...

guanine Guanine () (symbol G or Gua) is one of the four main nucleotide bases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine ( uracil in RNA). In DNA, guanine is paired with cytosine. The guanine nucleoside ...

²⁴⁴⁵ in 23S rRNA

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S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N²-methylguanine²⁴⁴⁵ in 23S rRNA The enzyme methylates 23S rRNA

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