Medical Definition of N-formylmethionine
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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.
Chemical name: L-Methionine, N-formyl-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of N-formylmethionine
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