angiotensin converting enzyme

English

Alternative forms

angiotensin-converting enzyme

Noun

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)

Synonyms

(abbreviation) ACE

Translations

enzyme

Finnish: angiotensiinikonvertaasin estäjä
Portuguese: enzima conversora de angiotensina f

Spanish: enzima convertidora de angiotensina f

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