About The Medical Condition Formylmethionyl Peptide

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Formylmethionyl Peptide

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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Formylmethionyl Peptide?

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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