N FORMYLATED PEPTIDE
\ˈɛn fˈɔːmɪlˌe͡ɪtɪd pˈɛpta͡ɪd], \ˈɛn fˈɔːmɪlˌeɪtɪd pˈɛptaɪd], \ˈɛ_n f_ˈɔː_m_ɪ_l_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d 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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- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.