N-Formylmethionine

Synonyms

Formylmethionine, N

L-Methionine, N-formyl-

N Formylmethionine

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.