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N-Formylmethionine

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2S)-2-formamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
N-formylmethionine

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46505840
PubChem CID 439750

PROPERTIES

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description Effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formylmethionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well as in the mitochondria of eucaryotic cells. [PubChem]

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