Substance
ID:4168
Names and Identifiers
Synonyms
N-Formylmethionine
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-formamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
N-formylmethionine
Properties
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Molecule Details
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]
Molecular Spectra
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