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Bradykinin

Bradykinin
Bradykinin structure.svg
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Identifiers
58-82-2 YesY
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:3165 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL406291 YesY
ChemSpider 388341 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.362
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MeSH Bradykinin
PubChem 439201
UNII S8TIM42R2W YesY
Properties
C50H73N15O11
Molar mass 1,060.23 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
YesY  (what is YesYN ?)
Infobox references
kininogen 1
Identifiers
Symbol KNG1
Alt. symbols KNG, BDK
Entrez 3827
HUGO 6383
OMIM 612358
RefSeq NM_001102416
UniProt P01042
Other data
Locus Chr. 3 q21-qter
Bradykinin
Identifiers
Symbol Bradykinin
Pfam PF06753
InterPro IPR009608

Bradykinin is an inflammatory mediator. It is a peptide that causes blood vessels to dilate (enlarge), and therefore causes blood pressure to fall. A class of drugs called ACE inhibitors, which are used to lower blood pressure, increase bradykinin (by inhibiting its degradation) further lowering blood pressure. Bradykinin dilates blood vessels via the release of prostacyclin, nitric oxide, and Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor.

Bradykinin is a physiologically and pharmacologically active peptide of the kinin group of proteins, consisting of nine amino acids.

Bradykinin is a 9-amino acid peptide chain. The amino acid sequence of bradykinin is: Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg (RPPGFSPFR). Its empirical formula is therefore C50H73N15O11.

The kinin-kallikrein system makes bradykinin by proteolytic cleavage of its kininogen precursor, high-molecular-weight kininogen (HMWK or HK), by the enzyme kallikrein. Moreover, there is compelling evidence that plasmin, a fibrinolytic enzyme, is able to generate bradykinin after HMWK cleavage.


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