1.7.1.13 7-aminomethyl-7-carbaguanine + 2 NADP+ = 7-cyano-7-carbaguanine + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ This enzyme catalyses one of the early steps in the synthesis of queosine (Q-tRNA), and is followed by the action of EC 2.4.2.29, queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase. Queosine is found in the wobble position of tRNAGUN in Eukarya and Bacteria [2] and is thought to be involved in translational modulation. The enzyme is not a GTP cyclohydrolase, as was thought previously based on sequence-homology studies. -