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angiotensinase

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angiotensinase /an·gio·ten·sin·ase/ (-ten´sin-ās) any of a group of plasma or tissue peptidases that cleave and inactivate angiotensin.
an·gi·o·ten·si·nase (nj--tns-ns, -nz)
n.
1. A peptidase in tissues and plasma that degrades angiotensin II.
2. Any of several enzymes in the blood that hydrolyze angiotensin.

angiotensinase
any of a group of peptidases in plasma and tissues that inactivate angiotensin.


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AlaAP, which exhibits broad substrate specificity, may hydrolyze bradykinins (4) and enkephalins (16), and may also act as an angiotensinase (17).
A method based on a wheat germ agglutinin extraction column combined with high-performance anion-exchange chromatography has been reported as a means to purify and analyze angiotensinase A and aminopeptidase M in human urine and kidney samples (101).
 
 
 
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