CHEBI:16552 - N-formyl-L-methionine

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ChEBI Name N-formyl-L-methionine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:16552
ChEBI ASCII Name N-formyl-L-methionine
Definition A L-methionine derivative in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a formyl group.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:21714, CHEBI:7279, CHEBI:5153, CHEBI:12506
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Related Structures
N-formyl-L-methionine is a Functional Parent of
3'-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-AMP
Mass : 506.430
Formula : C16H23N6O9PS
131556 		N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
Mass : 437.55300
Formula : C21H31N3O5S
53490
N-formyl-L-methionine has Substituent Group(s)
N-formyl-L-methionyl group
Mass : 160.21514
Formula : C6H10NO2S
49298
N-formyl-L-methionine is a Structural Derivative of
ammonia
Mass : 17.03056
Formula : H3N
16134
formic acid
Mass : 46.02538
Formula : CH2O2
30751
amino acid
Definition : A carboxylic acid containing one or more amino groups.
L-methionine
Mass : 149.21238
Formula : C5H11NO2S
16643
proteinogenic amino acid
Definition : Any of the 23 alpha-amino acids that are precursors to proteins, and are incorporated into proteins during translation. The group includes the 20 amino acids encoded by the nuclear genes of eukaryotes together with selenocysteine, pyrrolysine, and N-formylmethionine. Apart from glycine, which is non-chiral, all have L configuration.
methionine
Mass : 149.21238
Formula : C5H11NO2S
16811
N-formyl-L-methionine is a Conjugate Acid of
N-formyl-L-methioninate
Mass : 176.21300
Formula : C6H10NO3S
57809
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