"Lysine Carboxypeptidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metallocarboxypeptidase that removes C-terminal basic amino acid from peptides and proteins, with preference shown for lysine over arginine. It is a plasma zinc enzyme that inactivates bradykinin and anaphylatoxins.
| Descriptor ID |
D001121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.350.245.450 D08.811.277.656.350.555.750 D08.811.277.656.675.555.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Lysine Carboxypeptidase- Lysine Carboxypeptidase
- Carboxypeptidase, Lysine
- Bradykininase
- Kininase I
- Anaphylatoxin Inactivator
- Inactivator, Anaphylatoxin
- Carboxypeptidase N
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lysine Carboxypeptidase" by people in Profiles.
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Carboxypeptidase M in brain and peripheral nerves. J Neurochem. 1992 Dec; 59(6):2201-12.
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The renin-angiotensin system in mother and fetus at cesarean section: a preliminary communication. Perspect Nephrol Hypertens. 1976; 5:287-92.