FORMYLMETHIONYL PEPTIDE
\fˈɔːmɪlmˌɛθɪˌɒna͡ɪl pˈɛpta͡ɪd], \fˈɔːmɪlmˌɛθɪˌɒnaɪl pˈɛptaɪd], \f_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_l_m_ˌɛ_θ_ɪ__ˌɒ_n_aɪ_l p_ˈɛ_p_t_aɪ_d]\
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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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