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Medical Definition of Formylmethionine
1. Methionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (-CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides. See: initiating codon. Synonym: N-formylmethionine. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formylmethionine
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