Biology:Gamma-Renin

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Gamma-renin
Identifiers
EC number3.4.21.54
CAS number85270-20-8
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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

  1. "Purification and properties of renin and gamma-renin from the mouse submaxillary gland". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 258 (4): 2209–16. February 1983. PMID 6337154. 
  2. "Sequence and expression of mouse gamma-renin". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 263 (18): 8565–8. June 1988. PMID 3288617. 

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