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

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

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

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

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