Term Name: methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase activity
Synonyms: 10-formyltetrahydrofolate:L-methionyl-tRNA N-formyltransferase activity, conversion of met-tRNAf to fmet-tRNA, conversion of mitochondrial met-tRNAf to fmet-tRNA, formylmethionyl-transfer ribonucleic synthetase activity, methionyl ribonucleic formyltransferase activity, methionyl-transfer ribonucleate methyltransferase activity, methionyl-transfer ribonucleic transformylase activity, methionyl-transfer RNA transformylase activity, methionyl-tRNA Met formyltransferase activity, methionyl-tRNA transformylase activity, mitochondrial N-terminal peptidyl-methionine N-formylation, N(10)-formyltetrahydrofolic-methionyl-transfer ribonucleic transformylase activity, N-terminal peptidyl-methionine N-formylation, N10-formyltetrahydrofolic-methionyl-transfer ribonucleic transformylase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 10-formyltetrahydrofolate + L-methionyl-tRNA + H2O = tetrahydrofolate + N-formylmethionyl-tRNA.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004479]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: conversion of methionyl-tRNA to N-formyl-methionyl-tRNA translational initiation
is a type of: catalytic activity, acting on a tRNA hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferase activity