Proteins synthesized in bacteria have which of the following at their amino terminal end?
A) N-formyl-methionine
B) N-acetyl-adenine
C) adenine triphosphate
D) the AUG codon
E) the UUU codon

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Proteins synthesized in bacteria often start with N-formyl-methionine as the first amino acid, which is a modified form of the amino acid methionine, encoded by the start codon AUG in mRNA.

Proteins Synthesized in Bacteria Have Which of the Following at Their