Hector Croxatto Rezzio, Chilean biochemist (Valparaiso
03 July 1907 – Santiago 28 September 2010) Authored over 300 works His works
on kalikrein-kynin system gained world acclaim Discovered pepsanurin (1942) and PU-D1, a new
kininogen-derived peptide Showed that the proteolytic hydrolysis of plasma
proteins gave rise to potent peptides acting upon smooth muscles and kidney functions
With G.B.
Marini-Bettolo purified and characterized renal proteins presenting important
biological activity Described a
number of vasoactive peptides Eponym of Porcelli-Croxatto method for studying
urinary kallikrein HONORS Houssay Prize, OAS (1983) LINKS
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