Enzyme Details

EC Classification

2.1.2.9

Enzyme name
(recommended)

methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

Alternative names

10-formyltetrahydrofolate:L-methionyl-tRNA N-formyltransferase
N10-formyltetrahydrofolic-methionyl-transfer ribonucleic transformylase
formylmethionyl-transfer ribonucleic synthetase
methionyl ribonucleic formyltransferase
methionyl-tRNA Met formyltransferase
methionyl-tRNA transformylase
methionyl-transfer RNA transformylase
methionyl-transfer ribonucleate methyltransferase
methionyl-transfer ribonucleic transformylase

Classification

Transferases

Transferring one-carbon groups

Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases

Catalyses reactions

10-Formyltetrahydrofolate + L-Methionyl-tRNA(Met) <-> 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate + N-Formylmethionyl-tRNA(fMet)

L-Methionyl-tRNA(Met) + 10-Formyltetrahydrofolyl-[Glu](3) <-> N-Formylmethionyl-tRNA(fMet) + Tetrahydrofolyl-[Glu](3)

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