S-trans, trans-farnesyl-L-cysteine methylester, a post translational modified amino acid, was synthesized from farnesyl bromide and L-cysteine methylester hydrochloride salt in the presence of triethylamine. Its purification as well as separation from the other isomers by HPLC on RP Vydac C4
The Journal of biological chemistry, 270(43), 25356-25358 (1995-10-27)
Post-translational prenylation of the carboxyl-terminal cysteine is a characteristic feature of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) gamma subunits. Recent findings show that the farnesylated COOH-terminal tail of the gamma 1 subunit is a specific determinant of rhodopsin-transducin coupling. We
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