A hypotensive and smooth muscle-stimulating principle formed by the proteolysis of kininogen by glandular and other kallikreins, q.v. The decapeptide structure is a homologue of bradykinin, q.v.: Werle et al., Z. Physiol. Chem. 326, 174 (1961). Synthesis: Nicolaides et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 6, 210 (1961); Pless et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 45, 394 (1962).
Vasodilator.
Vasodilator (Peripheral)