A rat brain isozyme of angiotensin-converting enzyme. Unique specificity for amidated peptide substrates.
Strittmatter SM, Thiele EA, Kapiloff MS, Snyder SH. A rat brain isozyme of angiotensin-converting enzyme. Unique specificity for amidated peptide substrates. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1985, 260: 9825-9832. PMID: 2991265, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39310-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain ACESubstance PLung ACERat brain corpus striatumSubstance KMet-NH2Substance P 5Hormone-releasing hormoneLung enzymeThyrotropin-releasing hormoneAngiotensin-converting enzymeSubstance P 1Striatonigral pathwayCorpus striatumRat lungAmidated peptidesLungStriatal enzymeACE isozymeGly-LeuBrain enzymeBrain isozymeSimilar extentImmunological propertiesACE