ENTRY       EC 2.1.2.9
NAME        Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase
CLASS       Transferases
            Transferring one-carbon groups
            Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases
SYSNAME     10-Formyltetrahydrofolate:L-methionyl-tRNA N-formyltransferase
REACTION    10-Formyltetrahydrofolate + L-Methionyl-tRNA + H2O =
            Tetrahydrofolate + N-Formylmethionyl-tRNA
SUBSTRATE   10-Formyltetrahydrofolate
            L-Methionyl-tRNA
            H2O
PRODUCT     Tetrahydrofolate
            N-Formylmethionyl-tRNA
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00271  Methionine metabolism
            PATH: MAP00670  One carbon pool by folate
            PATH: MAP01020  Protein biosynthesis (prokaryotes)
MOTIF       PS: PS00373  G-x-[STM]-[IVT]-x-[FYWVQ]-[VMAT]-x-[DEVM]-x-[LIVM]-D-x-
                         G-x(2)-[LIVT]-x(6)-[LIVM]
GENES       ECO: b3288(fmt)
            HIN: HI0623(fmt)
            HPY: HP1141
            BSU: fmt(yloL)
            MGE: MG365(fmt)
            MPN: G12_orf311(fmt)
            SYN: slr0070(fmt)
            SCE: YBL013W(YBL0313)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.1.2.9
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.1.2.9
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