1 cleaves chemotactic peptide f-MLF to release N-formylmethionine (f-Met) and dipeptide leucylphenylala

2  Uk and H4 modulate the level of circulating N-formylmethionine (fMet), which initiates mitochondrial

3                 The second enzyme hydrolyzes N-formylmethionine into formate and methionine with a k(

4 ns were extracted from cells with or without N-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) stimulati

5 ceptor (ALX), with only a modest response to N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), we did r

6 ol conditions (no stimulant, anti-IgE, fMLP (N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine), and anti-Fceps

7 -reactivity to different bacterially derived N-formylmethionine peptides.

8 ty, including both alpha-N-acetyl- and alpha-N-formylmethionine that exhibit higher activity than alp