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N-Formyl-methionyl-sRibonucleic acid and chain initiation in protein biosynthesis - polypeptide synthesis directed by a bacteriophage ribonucleic acid in a cell-free system.

MARCKER, Kjeld Adrian (1932 – 2018) Wikipedia

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Nature, 211, 378-380. 1966 CE.

Marcker discovered that the biosynthesis of proteins is always initiated by a tRNA molecule that carries the modified amino acid formyl-methionine. 

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