Description: White crystals or crystalline powder
The essential cysteinyl-sulfhydryl and glutamyl-carboxylic groups for GPx1 active site interaction and catalysis 14 are both preserved in -glutamylcysteine, indicating the structural feasibility for this function
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99, 155 There are no published data on the effects of Ang A on sodium handling and aldosterone secretion nor on effects in human beings, but based on the above findings, it can be speculated that exogenous Ang A administration would produce effects similar to Ang II