Cleavage of the N-terminal formylmethionine residue from a bacteriophage coat protein in vitro.

Cell-Free System Coliphages/metabolism Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Escherichia coli/metabolism Formates/metabolism Isotope Labeling Mercaptoethanol/pharmacology Methionine/metabolism Peptide Biosynthesis Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational Sulfur Radioisotopes Time Factors Tritium Viral Proteins/biosynthesis,metabolism

Formates Sulfur Radioisotopes Viral Proteins Tritium Mercaptoethanol Methionine