| fMet | 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) |
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| fMet-tRNA | <abbreviation> Formylmethionyl tRNA. (05 Mar 2000) |