CHEBI:53490 - N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine

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ChEBI Name N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:53490
ChEBI ASCII Name N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
Definition 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.
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Submitter Steve Jupe
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Formula C21H31N3O5S
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 437.55300
Monoisotopic Mass 437.19844
InChI 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
InChIKey PRQROPMIIGLWRP-BZSNNMDCSA-N
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
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Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
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Outgoing N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490) has functional parent N-formyl-L-methionine (CHEBI:16552)
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490) has functional parent L-leucine (CHEBI:15603)
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490) has functional parent L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:17295)
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490) is a tripeptide (CHEBI:47923)
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490) is conjugate acid of N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalaninate (CHEBI:194314)
Incoming N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalaninate (CHEBI:194314) is conjugate base of N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (CHEBI:53490)
IUPAC Name
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine
Synonyms Sources
F-Met-Leu-Phe ChemIDplus
fMetLeuPhe SUBMITTER
fMLF SUBMITTER
fMLP SUBMITTER
N-formyl-L-Met-L-Leu-L-Phe ChEBI
N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine KEGG COMPOUND
N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe SUBMITTER
N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe-OH ChEBI
N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine ChemIDplus
N-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine ChemIDplus
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C11596 KEGG COMPOUND
N-Formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine Wikipedia
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2315783 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
59880-97-6 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
59880-97-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
8023425 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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06 February 2023