Molecule: N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
A tripeptide composed of L-Met, L-Leu and L-Phe in a linear sequence with a formyl group at the amino terminus. It acts as a potent inducer of leucocyte chemotaxis and macrophage activator as well as a ligand for the FPR receptor.
Synonyms for N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine :
F-Met-Leu-Phe
N-formyl-L-Met-L-Leu-L-Phe
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe
N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe-OH
N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
N-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine
fMLF
fMLP
fMetLeuPhe
Molecular Formula: C21H31N3O5S
Molecular wt: 437.55300 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [H]C(=O)N[C@@H](CCSC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(O)=O
InChIKey: PRQROPMIIGLWRP-BZSNNMDCSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H31N3O5S/c1-14(2)11-17(23-19(26)16(22-13-25)9-10-30-3)20(27)24-18(21(28)29)12-15-7-5-4-6-8-15/h4-8,13-14,16-18H,9-12H2,1-3H3,(H,22,25)(H,23,26)(H,24,27)(H,28,29)/t16-,17-,18-/m0/s1
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