[Studies on bradykinin-binding cell fractions. 1. Characterization of kininase activity of the microsomal and membrane fraction from the rat uterus].

In the membrane fraction of rat uterus, kinin-destroying activity was found and characterized as kininase II by means of several kininase inhibitors. It could be shown that sudies of bradykinin-receptor interactions requires the use of kininase inhibitors like phenanthroline or the use of a stable bradykinin analogue like [8-erythro-alpha-amino-beta-phenylbutyric acid]-bradykinin.