Description
Thispeptideisalsoknownasbradykinin-potentiatingpeptide9a;itexhibitsvasodilatoryandantihypertensiveactivity.Thispeptideinhibitsangiotensin-convertingenzyme(ACE)invivo,decreasingbloodpressure.Thispeptidealsoinhibitshydrolysisofbradykininandinactivationofleutinizinghormone-releasinghormone(LHRH).
References
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OparilS,KoernerT,O"DonoghueJK.MechanismofangiotensinIconvertingenzymeinhibitionbySQ20,881(lessthanGlu-Trp-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gln-Ile-Pro-Pro)invivo.Furtherevidenceforextrapulmonaryconversion.Hypertension.1979Jan-Feb;1(1):13-22.PMID:232489.
VollmerRR,BoccagnoJA,HarrisDN,etal.Hypotensioninducedbyinhibitionofangiotensin-convertingenzymeinpentobarbital-anesthetizeddogs.EurJPharmacol.1978Sep1;51(1):39-45.PMID:212276.