Definition of Formylmethionine

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of formyl methionine) ¹

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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

formycins
formyl
formyl-coenzyme A transferase
formyl-methenyl-methylenetetrahydrofolate synthetase
formyl methionine
formyl peptide
formyl sterol oxidase
formylase
formylate
formylated
formylation
formylations
formylglutamate amidohydrolase
formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase
formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase
formylmethionine (current term)
formylmethionyl-tRNA
formyls
formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase
formyltetrahydrofolates
formyltransferase
formyltransferases
forn
fornacite
forncast
forne
fornenst
fornent
fornical

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