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Angiotensin converting enzyme

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  1. 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)"

  2. 2
    proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II wordnet

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