The reaction is a combined transfer and isomerization of the ribose moiety of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the modified guanosine base in the wobble position in tRNAs specific for Tyr, His, Asp or Asn. It is part of the queuosine biosynthesis pathway.
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S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 7-aminomethyl-7-carbaguanosine(34) in tRNA = L-methionine + adenine + epoxyqueuosine(34) in tRNA.