Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + rRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + rRNA containing a single residue of 2'-O-methyladenosine
Other name(s): ribosomal ribonucleate adenosine 2'-methyltransferase; rRNA adenosine 2'-methylase; RNA-pentose methylase; thiostrepton-resistance methylase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:rRNA (adenosine-2'-O)-methyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 80146-87-8
References:
1. Thompson, J. and Cundliffe, E. Purification and properties of an RNA methylase produced by Streptomyces azureus and involved in resistance to thiostrepton. J. Gen. Microbiol. 124 (1981) 291-297.