The modular nature of bradykinin-potentiating peptides isolated from snake venoms
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis; 23 (), 2017
Bradykinin-potentiating peptides (BPPs) are molecules discovered by Sergio Ferreira - who found them in the venom of Bothrops jararaca in the 1960s - that literally potentiate the action of bradykinin in vivo by, allegedly, inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzymes. After administration, the global p...