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ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angiotensin converting enzyme mean? 

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (noun)
  The noun ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME has 1 sense:

1. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin IIplay

  Familiarity information: ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ACE; angiotensin-converting enzyme; angiotensin converting enzyme

Hypernyms ("angiotensin converting enzyme" is a kind of...):

peptidase; protease; proteinase; proteolytic enzyme (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)


 Context examples 


Omapatrilat exerts its effect by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and neutral endopeptidase (NEP).

(Omapatrilat, NCI Thesaurus)

The tert-butylamine salt of perindopril, the ethyl ester of a non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.

(Perindopril Erbumine, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of angiotensin converting enzyme present in a sample.

(Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Deserpidine is a competitive inhibitor of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).

(Deserpidine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the angiotensin converting enzyme in a biological specimen.

(Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Captopril competitively inhibits angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), thereby decreasing levels of angiotensin II, increasing plasma renin activity, and decreasing aldosterone secretion.

(Captopril, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of moexipril, a prodrug and non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.

(Moexipril Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.

(Moexipril, NCI Thesaurus)



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