- N-Formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine
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N-Formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine (2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-Formamido-4-methylsulfanylbutanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-phenylpropanoic acidOther namesF-Met-Leu-Phe
L-Phenylalanine, N-(N-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)-[1]Identifiers CAS number 59880-97-6 PubChem 443295 ChemSpider 16125628 MeSH N-Formylmethionine+Leucyl-Phenylalanine Jmol-3D images Image 1 - OC(=O)C(NC=O)CCSC.CC(C)CC(N)C(=O)NC(Cc1ccccc1)C(O)=O
- InChI=1S/C15H22N2O3.C6H11NO3S/c1-10(2)8-12(16)14(18)17-13(15(19)20)9-11-6-4-3-5-7-11;1-11-3-2-5(6(9)10)7-4-8/h3-7,10,12-13H,8-9,16H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18)(H,19,20);4-5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
Key: HFSVAEOILMOWDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C15H22N2O3.C6H11NO3S/c1-10(2)8-12(16)14(18)17-13(15(19)20)9-11-6-4-3-5-7-11;1-11-3-2-5(6(9)10)7-4-8/h3-7,10,12-13H,8-9,16H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18)(H,19,20);4-5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
Key: HFSVAEOILMOWDY-UHFFFAOYAS
Properties Molecular formula C21H31N3O5S Molar mass 437.55 g/mol (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox 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" <-(undefined term, please define).[2]
References
- ^ n-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine, Cancerweb
- ^ N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, Medical Dictionary Online
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