NALT

Preferred term

angiotensinogen

Chemical

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.

angiotensins

renin-angiotensin system

hypertensinogen
proangiotensin
renin substrate tetradecapeptide

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

2505

Spanish

angiotensinógeno

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8878

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/30/12