BPP 9a

Description:

It is a nonapeptide which originally isolated from the venom of the Brazilian pit viper Bothrops jararaca. Teprotide inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in vitro and in vivo.

Sequence:

{pGLU}WPRPQIPP

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Name	BPP 9a
Category	Bradykinin and Bradykinin-Potentiating Peptide (BPP)
One Letter Code	{pGLU}WPRPQIPP
Three Letter Code	{pGLU}{Trp}{Pro}{Arg}{Pro}{Gln}{Ile}{Pro}{Pro}
Molecular Weight	1101.270
Application	Cardiovascular System & Diseases

Sladek, CELIA D., MARTHA L. Blair, and M. I. C. H. A. E. L. Mangiapane. "Evidence against a pressor role for vasopressin in spontaneous hypertension." Hypertension 9.4 (1987): 332-338.

Britton, S. L., et al. "Intrarenal vascular effects of [des-Asp1] angiotensin I and angiotensin III in the dog." Circulation research 44.5 (1979): 666-671.

Marlborough, D. I., P. D. Jeffrey, and G. B. Treacy. "Aggregation patterns in Cherax destructor hemocyanin: Control of oligomer distribution by incorporation of specific subunits." Biochemistry 20.17 (1981): 4816-4821.

Martin, Larry C., et al. "Fate of bradykinin-potentiating peptide 9a after intravenous injection." Biochemical Journal 184.3 (1979): 713-716.

Cushman, D. W., and H. S. Cheung. "Inhibition of homogenous angiotensin-converting enzyme of rabbit lung by synthetic venom peptides of Bothrops jararaka." Biochim. Biophys. Acta 293 (1973): 453.