N-formyl-L-methionine

[1. Methionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (–CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides. It is also observed in mitochondria and chloroplasts of eukaryotes.

Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₁NO₃S

InChI: InChI=1/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/f/h7,9H

InChIKey: InChIKey=PYUSHNKNPOHWEZ-VFDKKNNSDA
SMILES: [H]C(=O)N[C@@H](CCSC)C(O)=O

CAS number 4289-98-9

Names:
    Formyl-methionine
    N-FORMYLMETHIONINE
    N-formylmethionine
    N-formyl-L-methionine
    N-Formyl-L-methionine
    N-formyl-L-methionine
    (2S)-2-formamido-4-methylsulfanyl-butanoic acid
    (2S)-2-(formylamino)-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 439750
    Beilstein =1725218
    CAS 4289-98-9 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 16552
    chemPDB FME
    Kegg C02542
    Kegg C03145
    PubChem ID 10298452