| Literature DB >> 2580530 |
E A Thiele, S M Strittmatter, S H Snyder.
Abstract
In the brain angiotensin converting enzyme is highly localized to a striatonigral pathway, which contains no endogenous angiotensin. Substance P, also localized to a striatonigral pathway, is degraded by ACE via two different pathways. The lung and striatal isozymes of angiotensin converting enzyme exhibit differential cleavage of substance P, with lung preferring an initial tripeptide cleavage, and striatum an initial dipeptide cleavage. Substance K is degraded by the striatal isozyme but is not cleaved by the lung isozyme. Substance P 5-11 is not cleaved by either form of angiotensin converting enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2580530 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)91681-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575