THE PREPARATION AND FUNCTION OF THE HYPERTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME

It has been shown by use of isolated, perfused rat kidneys that hypertensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor substance while hypertensin I is not. Hence it would appear that in intact animals the pressor activity of hypertensin I results from its rapid conversion to hypertensin II. An enzyme which eff...

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Autores principales: Skeggs, Leonard T., Kahn, Joseph R., Shumway, Norman P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1956
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13295487
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Sumario:It has been shown by use of isolated, perfused rat kidneys that hypertensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor substance while hypertensin I is not. Hence it would appear that in intact animals the pressor activity of hypertensin I results from its rapid conversion to hypertensin II. An enzyme which effects this conversion has been procured from horse plasma in a semipurified form by means of ammonium sulfate fractionation and isoelectric precipitation. A method is described for estimating the activity of the enzyme. An example of the use of the preparation in converting purified hypertensin I to hypertensin II has been described.

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