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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 


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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