For-Met-OH

• Target:

  Endogenous Metabolite|||Antibacterial

• Related Pathways:

  Microbiology/Virology|||Metabolism

• Purity:

  0.9972

• Bioactivity:

  For-Met-OH (N-Formyl-L-methionine) is effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formyl methionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well as in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells.

• Smiles:

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

• Molecular Formula:

  C6H11NO3S

• Molecular Weight:

  177.22

• Shipping Conditions:

  Cool pack

• Storage Temperature:

  -20°C

• CAS Number:

  4289-98-9