Nicotianamine is an angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor. A metal-chelating molecule it is ubiquitous in higher plants. Biochemically it is synthesized by the enzyme nicotianamine synthase which uses three molecules of S-adenosylmethionine.
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