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N-Formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine

N-Formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine
Identifiers
CAS number [59880-97-6]
PubChem 4364
MeSH N-Formylmethionine+Leucyl-Phenylalanine
SMILES CC(C)CC(C(=O)NC(CC1=CC=CC=C1) C(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CCSC)NC=O
Properties
Molecular formula C21H31N3O5S
Molar mass 437.55294
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine is 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.[1]

Chemical name: L-Phenylalanine, N-(N-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)-[2]

References

  1. ^ Online Medical Dictionary, N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
  2. ^ http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?n-formylmethionine+leucyl-phenylalanine Online Medical Dictionary, Cancerweb


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