bradykinin
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bradykinin
[¦brād·i′kī·nən] (biochemistry)
C50H73N15O11 A polypeptide kinin; forms an amorphous precipitate in glacial acetic acid; released from plasma precursors by plasmin; acts as a vasodilator. Also known as callideic I; kallidin I.
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