Description: For-Met-OH (N-Formyl-L-methionine) is effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formyl methionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well as in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells. Target: Others,...

N-Formylmethionine is an amino acid encoded by AUG, the start codon for protein synthesis. It is the N-terminal amino acid in the majority of proteins in prokaryotic systems but is commonly removed post-translationally. Levels of N-formylmethionine are positively correlated with the incidence of renal disease, heart...