In enzymology, a peptide deformylase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction H2O + formyl-L-methionyl peptide methionyl peptide + formate 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 . See also Actinonin References EC 3.5.1 Enzymes of known structure