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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 II
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
The maleate salt form of enalapril, a dicarbocyl-containing peptide and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Enalapril Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination preparation of a synthetic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor prodrug and a diuretic thiazide, with antihypertensive activity.
(Enalapril Maleate/Hydrochlorothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)
A dicarbocyl-containing peptide and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Enalapril, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of delapril, a lipophilic, non-sulfhydryl angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Delapril Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The active metabolite of cilazapril, a pyridazine angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Cilazaprilat, NCI Thesaurus)
A lipophilic, non-sulfhydryl angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Delapril, NCI Thesaurus)
The active metabolite of the pro-drug enalapril, a dicarboxylate-containing angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Enalaprilat, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of enalaprilat, a dicarbocyl-containing peptide and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Enalaprilat Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
An angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Imidapril, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-sulfhydryl angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
(Perindoprilat, NCI Thesaurus)
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