Saralasin

**Definition:** An octapeptide analog of angiotensin II (bovine) with amino acids 1 and 8 replaced with sarcosine and alanine, respectively. It is a highly specific competitive inhibitor of angiotensin II that is used in the diagnosis of HYPERTENSION.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.644.456.073.041.800 - D23.469.050.050.050.700

**Synonyms:** - (Sar(1),Ala(8))ANGII - (Sar1,Val5,Ala8)Angiotensin II - 1-Sar-8-Ala Angiotensin II - 1-Sarcosine-8-Alanine Angiotensin II - Angiotensin II, Sar(1)-Ala(8)- - Angiotensin II, Sarcosyl(1)-Alanine(8)- - Sar-Arg-Val-Tyr-Val-His-Pro-Ala