N-formylmethionine


N-for·myl·me·thi·o·nine (fMet),

(fōr'mil-me-thī'ō-nēn), Methionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (-CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides. It is also observed in mitochondria and chloroplasts of eukaryotes.
See also: initiating codon.

N-for·myl·me·thi·o·nine

(fōr'mil-me-thī'ō-nēn) Methionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (-CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides. It is also observed in mitochondria and chloroplasts of eukaryotes.
See also: initiating codon