F MET LEU PHE
\ˈɛf mˈɛt lˈuː fˈiː], \ˈɛf mˈɛt lˈuː fˈiː], \ˈɛ_f m_ˈɛ_t l_ˈuː f_ˈiː]\
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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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