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.