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. 1958 Sep 1;108(3):283–297. doi: 10.1084/jem.108.3.283

THE SYNTHESIS OF A TETRADECAPEPTIDE RENIN SUBSTRATE

Leonard T Skeggs Jr 1, Kenneth E Lentz 1, Joseph R Kahn 1, Norman P Shumway 1
PMCID: PMC2136876  PMID: 13575666

Abstract

A tetradecapeptide renin substrate having a biological activity comparable to the natural product and similar chemical properties has been synthesized by means of the carbobenzyloxyl azide and mixed anhydride methods.

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