DB04464ExperimentalSmall molecule
N-Formylmethionine is effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formylmethionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well...
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Pharmacologically active on Antithrombin-III
- Formula / weight
- C6H11NO3S · 177.221 g/mol (avg)
- Also known as
- (2S)-2-(formylamino)-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid · Formyl-methionine · L-N-Formylmethionine · N-formyl-L-methionine
Resolves to
Structure
InChIKey
PYUSHNKNPOHWEZ-YFKPBYRVSA-NSMILES[H]C(=O)N[C@@H](CCSC)C(O)=OWhat you can answer from here — as of September 12, 2026
44Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological actionListed above
Which drugs share a target with N-Formylmethionine, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?
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