Roves the formyl group from the N-terminal Met of newly synthesized proteins. Requires at least a dipeptide for an efficient rate of reaction. N-terminal L-methionine is a prerequisite for activity but the enzyme has broad specificity at other positions .
Staphylococcus aureus deformylase 1 encoding DNA.Lonetto M.A., Sylvester D.R., Warren R.L. Identification of Staphylococcus aureus proteins recognized by the antibody-mediated immune response to a biofilm infection.Brady R.A., Leid J.G., Camper A.K., Costerton J.W., Shirtliff M.E.Infect. Immun. 74:3415-3426(2006)
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