-
angiotensin IV). A
heptapeptide has
seven amino acids. (e.g., spinorphin). An
octapeptide has
eight amino acids (e.g.,
angiotensin II). A
nonapeptide has nine...
- Octreotide, sold
under the
brand name
Sandostatin among others, is an
octapeptide that
mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically,
though it is a more...
-
Angiotensin I is
subsequently converted to the
active angiotensin II (an
octapeptide) by the angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE)
found on the
surface of vascular...
-
Agents that
reduce the
excretion of urine, most
notably the
octapeptide vasopressins...
-
Likewise it
converts the
inactive decapeptide angiotensin I to the
octapeptide angiotensin II by
removing the
dipeptide His-Leu. ACE is a
central component...
- JM,
Roberts CW,
Katsoyannis PG,
Gordon S (1953). "The
synthesis of an
octapeptide amide with the
hormonal activity of oxytocin". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75 (19):...
- L-seryl)-L-threonyl)-L-threonyl) L-threonyl)-L-asparaginyl)-L-tyrosyl) L-threonine.
Octapeptide sharing sequence homology with HIV
envelope protein gp120. It may be...
- Cherif-Cheikh R,
Calvo P,
Artzner F (2003). "Biomimetic organization:
Octapeptide self-****embly into
nanotubes of
viral capsid-like dimension". Proceedings...
-
Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin,
Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an
octapeptide that
mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically,
though is a more...
-
proteases responsible for
cleaving the
decapeptide Ang I to form the
octapeptide Ang II.
Because ACE is also the
enzyme that
degrades bradykinin, ACE...
