Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.

Teprotide is nonapeptide which has been isolated from the snake Bothrops jararaca. It is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) which inhibits the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and may potentiate some of the pharmacological actions of bradykinin. It has a molecular formula of C53H76N14O12 and has been looked at as an antihypertension agent.

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FDA UNII code
C3E5QBF1R6
IUPAC name
5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-tryptophyl-L-prolyl-N5-(diaminomethylidene)-L-ornithyl-L-prolyl-L-glutaminyl-L-isoleucyl-L-prolyl-L-proline

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