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F3377

Sigma-Aldrich

N-Formyl-L-methionine

≥90% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

fMet

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11NO3S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
177.22
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

product name

N-Formyl-L-methionine, ≥90% (TLC)

Quality Level

Assay

≥90% (TLC)

form

powder

color

white

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

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

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-/m0/s1

InChI key

PYUSHNKNPOHWEZ-YFKPBYRVSA-N

Application

N-Formyl-L-methionine (fMet) is used to identify, differentiate and characterize amino acid N-deformylase(s), N-carbamoylase(s) and N-aminoacylase(s).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rouven Bingel-Erlenmeyer et al.
Nature, 452(7183), 108-111 (2008-02-22)
Messenger-RNA-directed protein synthesis is accomplished by the ribosome. In eubacteria, this complex process is initiated by a specialized transfer RNA charged with formylmethionine (tRNA(fMet)). The amino-terminal formylated methionine of all bacterial nascent polypeptides blocks the reactive amino group to prevent
Tetsuo Ohmachi et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 65(6), 686-693 (2004-08-10)
N-carbamoyl-L-cysteine amidohydrolase (NCC amidohydrolase) was purified and characterized from the crude extract of Escherichia coli in which the gene for NCC amidohydrolase of Pseudomonas sp. strain ON-4a was expressed. The enzyme was purified 58-fold to homogeneity with a yield of
T Martin Schmeing et al.
Nature structural biology, 9(3), 225-230 (2002-02-06)
The large ribosomal subunit catalyzes peptide bond formation during protein synthesis. Its peptidyl transferase activity has often been studied using a 'fragment assay' that depends on high concentrations of methanol or ethanol. Here we describe a version of this assay
M Guenneugues et al.
The EMBO journal, 19(19), 5233-5240 (2000-10-03)
The interaction between fMet-tRNA(f)(Met) and Bacillus stearothermophilus translation initiation factor IF2 has been characterized. We demonstrate that essentially all thermodynamic determinants governing the stability and the specificity of this interaction are localized within the acceptor hexanucleotide fMet-3'ACCAAC of the initiator
K M Kerksiek et al.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 166(2), 1132-1140 (2001-01-06)
H2-M3-restricted presentation of N-formyl methionine (f-Met) peptides to CD8(+) T cells provides a mechanism for selective recognition of bacterial infection. In this report we demonstrate that Listeria monocytogenes infection induces distinct CD8(+) T cell populations specific for each of the

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