N-Formylmethionine
(2S)-2-formamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid
Molecular Identity
N-Formylmethionine
(2S)-2-formamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid
PubChem CID: 439750
N-formyl-L-methionine is a L-methionine derivative in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a formyl group. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a N-formyl amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid and a L-methionine derivative. It is a conjugate acid of a N-formyl-L-methioninate.
2D Structure
Properties
C6H11NO3S
Molecular Formula
177.22
Molecular Weight
g/mol
177.0460
Exact Mass
Da
0.2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
91.7
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
2
H-Bond Donors
4
H-Bond Acceptors
140
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: CSCCC(C(=O)O)NC=OIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: CSCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC=OSynonyms(20)
4289-98-9N-FORMYLMETHIONINEformylmethionineL-Methionine, N-formyl-L-N-FormylmethioninefMetFormyl-methioninePS9357B4XH(2S)-2-formamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acidDTXSID80863357(2S)-2-(formylamino)-4-(methylthio)butanoic acidNSC-334322N FormylmethionineFormylmethionine, NRefChem:927167
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