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angiotensin-converting enzyme

angiotensin-converting enzyme is the alternative form of angiotensin converting enzyme.

Meaning of angiotensin converting enzyme

Noun

angiotensin converting enzyme (plural angiotensin converting enzymes)

  1. 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:
    ACE

Forms of angiotensin-converting enzyme

pluralangiotensin-converting enzymes

Questions about angiotensin-converting enzyme

What is angiotensin-converting enzyme the alternative form of?
Angiotensin-converting enzyme is the alternative form of angiotensin converting enzyme.

Words near angiotensin-converting enzyme in the dictionary

  1. angiotensin II
  2. angiotensin III
  3. angiotensin IV
  4. angiotensin receptor blocker
  5. angiotensin receptor blockers
  6. angiotensin-converting enzyme
  7. angiotensin-converting enzymes
  8. angiotensinamide
  9. angiotensinase
  10. angiotensinases
  11. angiotensinergic

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