16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase

16S rRNA (guanine¹⁵¹⁶-N²)-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.242, yhiQ (gene), rsmJ (gene), m2G1516 methyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:16S rRNA (guanine¹⁵¹⁶-N²)-methyltransferase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + guanine¹⁵¹⁶ in 16S rRNA ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N²-methylguanine¹⁵¹⁶ in 16S rRNA

16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.1.1.242
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme specifically methylates guanine¹⁵¹⁶ at N² in 16S rRNA.