Assertion: initiation codon | /r/HasAspect | favorable flanking sequences
Facets:
value: for initiation of protein synthesis
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In estimating our results, we had in mind the first initiation codon , which is thought to have more favorable flanking sequences for initiation of protein synthesis, although use of leaky scanning mechanism could be the reason of initiation at the second AUG codon (21).