Compound

N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine

A peptide anion obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group of N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine; major species at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:233100), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:233100ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C9H15N2O4S
Mass: 247.296 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: GBWVAAKKEIOROG-BQBZGAKWSA-M
SMILES: [H]C(=O)N[C@@H](CCSC)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

APEHProteinUNIPROT:P13798substrate ofInferred only11 paths11 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine · Sources: Rhea

Order

N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine is a substrate of APEHProteinRhea RHEA:83491Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine+waterN(alpha)-formyl-L-methionine+L-alanine
Catalysed by APEH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:83491CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

2 names

Resolves to: N(alpha)-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine

Also called: N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine(1-)N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-alanine(1−)