Formylation

Formylation
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This article is about posttranslational modification. For the general organic reaction, see formylation reaction.

Formylation is a type of posttranslational modification in which a formyl group is added to the N-terminus of a protein.

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v • d • e Protein primary structure and posttranslational modifications

General	Protein biosynthesis \| Peptide bond \| Proteolysis \| Racemization \| N-O acyl shift

N terminus	Acetylation \| Formylation \| Pyroglutamate \| Methylation \| Glycation \| Myristoylation (Gly) \| carbamylation

C terminus	Amidation \| Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) \| O-methylation \| Glypiation \| Ubiquitination \| Sumoylation

Lysine	Methylation \| Acetylation \| Acylation \| Hydroxylation \| Ubiquitination \| SUMOylation \| Desmosine \| ADP-ribosylation \| Deamination and Oxidation to aldehyde

Cysteine	Disulfide bond \| Prenylation \| Palmitoylation

Serine/Threonine	Phosphorylation \| Glycosylation \| Methylidene-imidazolone (MIO) formation

Tyrosine	Phosphorylation \| Sulfation \| Porphyrin ring linkage \| Flavin linkage \| p-Hydroxybenzylidene-imidazolone formation \| Lysine tyrosyl quinone (LTQ) formation \| Topaquinone (TPQ) formation

Asparagine	Deamidation \| Glycosylation

Aspartate	Succinimide formation

Glutamine	Transglutamination

Glutamate	Carboxylation \| Methylation \| Polyglutamylation \| Polyglycylation

Arginine	Citrullination \| Methylation

Proline	Hydroxylation

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