FComEx: N-Formyl-L-methionine (PC000789)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:32:40 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:36 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000789

FoodDB Record

FDB022372

Chemical Information

Name

N-Formyl-L-methionine

Description

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. [HMDB]

CAS Number

4289-98-9

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
fMet	hmdb
For-Met-OH	hmdb
Formyl-L-methionine	hmdb
formylmethionine	hmdb
N-Formyl-L-methionine	hmdb
N-formyl-methionine	hmdb

Chemical Formula

C6H11NO3S

IUPAC name

(2R)-2-formamido-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C6H11NO3S/c1-11-3-2-5(6(9)10)7-4-8/h4-5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t5-/m1/s1

InChI Key

PYUSHNKNPOHWEZ-RXMQYKEDSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CSCC[C@@H](NC=O)C(O)=O

Average Molecular Weight

177.221

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

177.045963913

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methionine and derivatives. Methionine and derivatives are compounds containing methionine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of methionine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic acids and derivatives

Class

Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Sub Class

Amino acids, peptides, and analogues

Direct Parent

Methionine and derivatives

Alternative Parents