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    Pyrrolysine (symbol Pyl or O; encoded by the 'amber' stop codon UAG) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins in some methanogenic...
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    in the standard genetic code and an additional 2 (selenocysteine and pyrrolysine) that can be incorporated by special translation mechanisms. In contrast...
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    similar cysteine, and participates in several unique enzymatic reactions. Pyrrolysine (Pyl, O) is another amino acid not encoded in DNA, but synthesized into...
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  • glutamic acid, serine, and selenocysteine (considered the 21st amino acid). Pyrrolysine (considered the 22nd amino acid), which is proteinogenic only in certain...
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  • Pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase (EC 6.1.1.26, PylS, pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase) is an enzyme with systematic name L-pyrrolysine:tRNAPyl ligase (AMP-forming)...
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    code for pyrrolysine. Selenocysteine came to be seen as the 21st amino acid, and pyrrolysine as the 22nd. Both selenocysteine and pyrrolysine may be present...
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    However, there are two extra proteinogenic amino acids: selenocysteine and pyrrolysine. These non-standard amino acids do not have a dedicated codon, but are...
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  • Look up pyl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pyrrolysine, or Pyl, is a naturally occurring, genetically coded amino acid. Pyl or PYL may also refer...
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    organisms the genetic code can include selenocysteine and—in certain archaea—pyrrolysine. Shortly after or even during synthesis, the residues in a protein are...
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  • can expand its genetic code from 20 to 21 amino acids (by including pyrrolysine) under different conditions of growth. Strain Z-7288T (= DSM 5501 = ATCC...
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    incorporated into some proteins at a UGA codon, which is normally a stop codon. Pyrrolysine is incorporated into some proteins at a UAG codon. For instance, in some...
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  • beta-lactam antibiotic MTSL, a chemical used for certain NMR experiments Pyrrolysine, an unusual proteinogenic amino acid 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid, a...
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    in proteins. (There are two uncommon amino acids—selenocysteine and pyrrolysine—found in a limited number of proteins and encoded by the stop codons—TGA...
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    In biology, the PYLIS downstream sequence (PYLIS: pyrrolysine insertion sequence) is a stem-loop structure that appears on some mRNA sequences. This structural...
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    Yes Ethionine No Cysteine Yes Histidine Yes Lysine Yes Asparagine Yes Pyrrolysine Yes Proline Yes Glutamine Yes Arginine Yes Threonine Yes Selenocysteine...
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    spin of ⁠1/2⁠ and can be used for high-resolution NMR, among others. Pyrrolysine, another amino acid not in the basic set of 20. Selenomethionine, another...
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  • universal donor Haplogroup O (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA haplogroup O, for pyrrolysine an alpha amino acid in biochemistry Class O, stellar classification for...
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  • Isoleucine (I) K Lysine L Leucine M Methionine/Start codon N Asparagine O Pyrrolysine (rare) P Proline Q Glutamine R Arginine S Serine T Threonine U Selenocysteine...
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    canonical twenty; two additional canonical amino acids (selenocysteine, pyrrolysine) are inserted into proteins by recoding translation termination signals...
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    animal digestive tracts. Methanosarcina grow in colonies. The amino acid pyrrolysine was first discovered in a Methanosarcina species, M. barkeri. Primitive...
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  • Histidine I Isoleucine K Lysine L Leucine M Methionine N Asparagine O Pyrrolysine P Proline Q Glutamine R Arginine S Serine T Threonine U Selenocysteine...
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    have been run for other organisms. The UAG codon can translate into pyrrolysine (Pyl) in a similar manner. Distribution of stop codons within the genome...
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    this enzyme, and anywhere else pyrrolysine is incorporated, likely through contextual markers on the mRNA, the pyrrolysine-loaded tRNA is inserted instead...
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  • Putrescine Pyrethrin Pyridoxine or pyridoxamine (Vitamin B6) Pyrimidine Pyrrolysine Pyruvic acid Quinidine Quinine Quinone Radicicol Raffinose Relaxin Renin...
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  • Leu – leucine M or Met – methionine N or Asn – asparagine O or Pyl – pyrrolysine P or Pro – proline Q or Gln – glutamine R or Arg – arginine S or Ser...
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  • PMID 9006042. Krzycki JA (October 2004). "Function of genetically encoded pyrrolysine in corrinoid-dependent methylamine methyltransferases". Current Opinion...
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  • Green peas Soybeans (Edamame) Spirulina Chlorella Whey Casein Egg white Pyrrolysine Not used by humans N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A...
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    and pyrroproteins, which contain the amino acids selenocysteine and pyrrolysine that are sometimes called the 21st and 22nd proteinogenic amino acids...
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  • biosynthesis. In rare cases, special amino acids such as selenocysteine or pyrrolysine can be incorporated by the translational apparatus in to proteins of...
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  • 2011). "The complete biosynthesis of the genetically encoded amino acid pyrrolysine from lysine". Nature. 471 (7340): 647–50. Bibcode:2011Natur.471..647G...
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