dictionary help| fMet --> formylmethionine | medical dictionary |
Methionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (-CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides.
See: initiating codon.
Synonyms: N-formylmethionine.
Abbreviation: fMet
(05 Mar 2000)
formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formyl-methenyl-methylenetetrahydrofolate synthetase < Prev | Next > formylmethionyl-tRNA, formyl peptide
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