Peptide deformylase

In enzymology, a peptide deformylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * formyl-L-methionyl peptide + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ formate + methionyl peptide

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are formyl-L-methionyl peptide and H2O, whereas its two products are formate and methionyl peptide.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is formyl-L-methionyl peptide amidohydrolase.

Structural studies
As of late 2007, 34 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.