N-Formyl-methionine

N-Formyl-methionine is formed by chemical addition of a formyl group (HC=O) to the initial methionine residue at the amino (N) terminus of the polypeptide. The N terminus of the polypeptide thus has a unique chemical signature.


Figure © 2000 by Griffiths et al. ; text © 2007 by Steven M. Carr