Gamma-renin (EC 3.4.21.54) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- Cleavage of the Leu-Leu bond in synthetic renin substrate (horse), to produce angiotensin I, but not active on natural angiotensinogen
This enzyme is present in submandibular glands of male mice.
References
- ^ Poe M, Wu JK, Florance JR, Rodkey JA, Bennett CD, Hoogsteen K (February 1983). "Purification and properties of renin and gamma-renin from the mouse submaxillary gland". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 258 (4): 2209–16. PMID 6337154.
- ^ Drinkwater CC, Evans BA, Richards RI (June 1988). "Sequence and expression of mouse gamma-renin". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263 (18): 8565–8. PMID 3288617.
External links
- Gamma-renin at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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