-- dump date   	20250216_232649
-- class       	Genbank::CDS
-- table       	cds_function
-- id	function
CTHE_RS05130	One of the essential components for the initiation of protein synthesis. Protects formylmethionyl-tRNA from spontaneous hydrolysis and promotes its binding to the 30S ribosomal subunits. Also involved in the hydrolysis of GTP during the formation of the 70S ribosomal complex (By similarity).