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N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
F-Met-Leu-Phe | N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine | Formylmet-Leu-Phe | Formylmethionyl Peptide | Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine | Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine | N-Formylated Peptide | F Met Leu Phe | Formylmet Leu Phe
N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. A formylated tripeptide originally isolated from bacterial filtrates that is positively chemotactic to polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and causes them to release lysosomal enzymes and become metabolically activated. |
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