angiotensin converting enzyme
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See also: angiotensin-converting enzyme
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angiotensin converting enzyme (plural angiotensin converting enzymes)
- (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor.
- 2001: Angiotensin is generated in the blood from an inactive precursor called renin. The conversion requires an enzyme known as Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)
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- (abbreviation) ACE
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- ACE (abbreviation)
- angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (ACE1)
- angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)
- human recombinant soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hrsACE2)
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enzyme
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