BRADYKININ POTENTIATOR B

Uses

Bradykinin potentiator B (Bradykinin potentiating peptide B) is venom of Agkistrodon halys blomhoffi. Bradykinin potentiator B is a potent ACE inhibitor. Bradykinin potentiator inhibits the activity of bradykinin inhibitory peptidase[1].

References

[1] Kato H, et, al. Bradykinin-potentiating peptides from the venom of Agkistrodon halys blomhoffi. Isolation of five bradykinin potentiators and the amino acid sequences of two of them, potentiators B and C. Biochemistry. 1971 Mar 16;10(6):972-80. DOI:10.1021/bi00782a007
[2] Tom B, et, al. Bradykinin potentiation by ACE inhibitors: a matter of metabolism. Br J Pharmacol. 2002 Sep;137(2):276-84. DOI:10.1038/sj.bjp.0704862