Definition: 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.
DF: FMLP
Other names N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine; F-Met-Leu-Phe; Peptide, N-Formylated; Peptide, Formylmethionyl; N Formylmethionine Leucyl Phenylalanine; N Formylated Peptide; N Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine; Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine; Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine; Formylmet Leu Phe; F Met Leu Phe; N-Formylated Peptide; Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine; Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine; Formylmethionyl Peptide; Formylmet-Leu-Phe