Angiotensinogen
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000365
An alpha-globulin of about 453 amino acids, depending on the species. It is produced by the liver and secreted into blood circulation. Angiotensinogen is the inactive precursor of natural angiotensins. Upon successive enzyme cleavages, angiotensinogen yields angiotensin I, II, and III with amino acids numbered at 10, 8, and 7, respectively.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000365 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | hypertensinogen; proangiotensin; renin substrate tetradecapeptide |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Angiotensins; Renin-angiotensin system |
| Translations | Spanish: angiotensinógeno |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "An alpha-globulin of about 453 amino acids, depending on the species. It is produced by the liver and secreted into blood circulation. Angiotensinogen is the inactive precursor of natural angiotensins. Upon successive enzyme cleavages, angiotensinogen yields angiotensin I, II, and III with amino acids numbered at 10, 8, and 7, respectively.",
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}
Record 362 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.