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Definition: A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying methionine to sites on the ribosomes. During initiation of protein synthesis, tRNA(f)Met in prokaryotic cells and tRNA(i)Met in eukaryotic cells binds to the start codon (CODON, INITIATOR).

IM; /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted; DF: note short X ref

Other names tRNAMet; tRNA(m)Met; tRNA(i)Met; tRNA(f)Met; Transfer RNA, Met; RNA, Transfer, Initiator; Methionine-Specific tRNAm; Methionine-Specific tRNA; Initiator tRNA; tRNAm, Methionine-Specific; tRNA, Methionine-Specific; tRNA, Initiator; RNA, Met Transfer; Methionine Specific tRNAm; Methionine Specific tRNA; Met Transfer RNA; tRNA(Met)

Substance	Categories	Source
Met-tRNA(i)(Met)	*RNA, Transfer, Met.	Science 1998 Jun 12;280(5370):1757-60
fMet-tRNA(fMet)	*RNA, Transfer, Met.	Anal Biochem 1994 Jun;219(2):380-1
Met-tRNA(f)(Met)	*RNA, Transfer, Met.	Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991;181(3):1500
pre-tRNA(Met)	RNA Precursors RNA, Transfer, Met.	J Biol Chem 1985;260(15):9002
tRNA(f)(Met) dialdehyde	*RNA, Transfer, Met.	Eur J Biochem 1980;107(2):403
tRNA, formylmethionine	*RNA, Transfer, Met.	Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1980;93(2):360

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RNA, Transfer, Met