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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009240
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009240
Preferred Name

N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine
N Formylated Peptide
Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine
Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine
N-Formylated Peptide
Peptide, Formylmethionyl
N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
L-Phenylalanine, N-(N-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)-
Formylmet-Leu-Phe
N Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine
N formylmethionyl leucyl phenylalanine
Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine
fMet Leu Phe
Formylmet Leu Phe
N Formylmethionine Leucyl Phenylalanine
Peptide, N-Formylated
Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine
fMet-Leu-Phe
Formylmethionyl Peptide
F-Met-Leu-Phe
F Met Leu Phe
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definition

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.
altLabel
N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine
N Formylated Peptide
Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine
Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine
N-Formylated Peptide
Peptide, Formylmethionyl
N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
L-Phenylalanine, N-(N-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)-
Formylmet-Leu-Phe
N Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine
N formylmethionyl leucyl phenylalanine
Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine
fMet Leu Phe
Formylmet Leu Phe
N Formylmethionine Leucyl Phenylalanine
Peptide, N-Formylated
Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine
fMet-Leu-Phe
Formylmethionyl Peptide
F-Met-Leu-Phe
F Met Leu Phe
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prefLabel
N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine
Machine permutation
85; was N-FORMYL-METHIONYL-LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE 1984; CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDE was see N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE 1984-90
HN
85; was N-FORMYL-METHIONYL-LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE 1984; CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDE was see N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE 1984-90
Mapped from
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C109944
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C042933
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C042932
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C040301
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C040300
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C079070
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C036773
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C082555
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C105984
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C105982
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C049721
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C023976
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C107637
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C107638
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C042203
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C042205
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C055978
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C049813
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C090572
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C074708
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C084664
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C068658
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C068657
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C415594
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C415595
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C415596
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C083613
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C061883
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C080504
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C086067
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C070748
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C400060
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type
tui
T116
T123
TERMUI
T027547
T543421
T543420
T027550
T027548
T027552
T027551
T027546
T027545
T027549
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TH
UNK (19XX)
NLM (2003)
NLM (1984)
MMR
20150602
notation
D009240
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000097
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000627
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000493
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000494
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000138
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000134
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000008
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000009
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000031
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000032
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000037
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000302
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000592
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000819
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000506
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000633
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000600
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000652
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528
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DX
19840101
cui
C0086313
C1258910
C3489445
C0027229
DC
1
MN
D12.125.072.050.685.445
D23.125.685
D12.644.456.400
D02.886.030.676.450.440
D12.125.142.666.500
D12.125.166.676.450.440
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AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
Inverse of RB
59880-97-6
0
OL
use N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE to search N-FORMYL-METHIONYL-LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE 1984
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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