N FORMYL METHIONYL LEUCYL PHENYLALANINE
\ˈɛn fˈɔːmɪl mˈɛθɪˌɒna͡ɪl lˈuːsɪl fˌiːna͡ɪlˈalɐnˌa͡ɪn], \ˈɛn fˈɔːmɪl mˈɛθɪˌɒnaɪl lˈuːsɪl fˌiːnaɪlˈalɐnˌaɪn], \ˈɛ_n f_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_l m_ˈɛ_θ_ɪ__ˌɒ_n_aɪ_l l_ˈuː_s_ɪ_l f_ˌiː_n_aɪ_l_ˈa_l_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_n]\
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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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