N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
Formylmet-Leu-Phe; Formylmethionyl Peptide; Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine; Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine; N-Formylated Peptide; F Met Leu Phe; Formylmet Leu Phe; Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine; Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine
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.