IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.5.1.31

Accepted name: formylmethionine deformylase

Reaction: N-formyl-L-methionine + H2O = formate + L-methionine

Systematic name: N-formyl-L-methionine amidohydrolase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9032-86-4

References:

1. Aronson, J.N. and Lugay, J.C. N-Formylmethionine deformylase from Euglena gracilis. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 (1969) 311-314. [PMID: 5767026]

[EC 3.5.1.31 created 1972]


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