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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000365
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymshypertensinogen; proangiotensin; renin substrate tetradecapeptide
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAngiotensins; Renin-angiotensin system
TranslationsSpanish: angiotensinógeno
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000365",
  "term": "Angiotensinogen",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hypertensinogen",
    "proangiotensin",
    "renin substrate tetradecapeptide"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "angiotensins",
    "renin-angiotensin system"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "angiotensinógeno"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/angiotensinogen/"
}

Record 362 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.