N-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine (F Met Leu Phe; F-Met-Leu-Phe; Formylmet Leu Phe; Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine; Formylmethionyl Peptide; Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine; Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine; Formylmet-Leu-Phe; Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine; N Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine; N Formylated Peptide; N Formylmethionine Leucyl Phenylalanine; N-Formylated Peptide; N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine; Peptide, Formylmethionyl; Peptide, N-Formylated)
Un tripeptide formylated filtrates bactérienne initialement isolé c'est absolument chimiotactisme pour les leucocytes, et les amène à libérer des enzymes lysosomales et devenir métaboliquement activé.