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Kallikrein vs Kinin - What's the difference?

kallikrein | kinin |

As nouns the difference between kallikrein and kinin

is that kallikrein is any of a set of peptidases, a subgroup of the serine protease family while kinin is quinine or kinin can be kinin.

kallikrein

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia kallikrein)
  • Any of a set of peptidases, a subgroup of the serine protease family.

    • kinin

    English

    (wikipedia kinin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.