Starting
Amino
Acids,Initiation
Factors,
and
Amino
Acid
tRNA
Complex
of
Eukaryote
and
Prokaryotes -
| Component | Eukaryotes | Prokaryotes |
| Starting amino acid | Methionine(Met) | N-formylmethionine (fMet) |
| Initiation tRNA | tRNAimet, tRNAi | tRNAfmet, tRNAf |
| Amino acid-tRNA complex | Methionyl-
tRNAimet (Met-tRNAimet) (Met-tRNA) |
N-formylmethionyl - tRNAfmet (f Met - tRNAfmet) (fMet-tRNA) |