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Published in final edited form as: J Neurochem. 2014 Apr 19;130(2):313–323. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12720

Table 3.

Comparison of the metabolism velocities for angiotensins and other peptides. Velocity is an approximation of Vmax, as reactions are carried out in the presence of excess peptide substrate. NC = not cleaved within 24 hours of digestion.

Peptide	Amino Acid Sequence	Velocity (nmol/min/mg)
Ang I	DRVYIHPFHL	2.0
Ang II	DRVYIHPF	4.9
Ang-(1–7)	DRVYIHP	54
Ang-(1–6)	DRVYIH	27
Ang-(1–5)	DRVYI	2.1
Neurotensin	ELYENLPRRPYIL	NC
Bradykinin-(1–9)	RPPRFSPFR	NC
Bradykinin-(1–7)	RPPRFSP	NC
Bradykinin-(1–5)	RPPRF	NC
Apelin 13	KFRRQRPRLSHKG	NC