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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
Bradykinin potentiating peptides (BPPs) from Bothrops jararaca venom were described in the middle of 1960s and were the first natural inhibitors of the angiotensin-converting enzyme displaying strong anti-hypertensive effects in human subjects. The BPPs can be recognized by their typical pyroglutamyl proline-rich oligopeptide sequences presenting invariably a proline residue at the C-terminus. In the present study, we identified 18 BPPs, most of them already described for the B. jararaca venom. We isolated and sequenced new peptides ranging from 5 to 14 amino acid residues exhibiting similar amino acid sequence features. The applied methodology consisted of a strait two-step liquid chromatography, followed by mass spectrometry analysis. Besides the amino acid sequence homology, the corresponding synthetic peptides were able to potentiate bradykinin on the isolated guinea-pig ileum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0196-9781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1085-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of five new bradykinin potentiating peptides (BPPs) from Bothrops jararaca crude venom by using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry after a two-step liquid chromatography.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Applied Toxinology CAT-CEPID, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, Sao Paulo, SP 05503-900.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't