Mesh term N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
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N-Formylmethionine
Oligopeptides
Phenylalanine
Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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