angiotensin converting enzyme

See also: 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

Hypernyms

enzyme

Hyponyms

Derived terms

ACE (abbreviation)
angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (ACE1)
angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)
human recombinant soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hrsACE2)

Translations

enzyme

Finnish: angiotensiinikonvertaasin estäjä
Portuguese: enzima conversora de angiotensina f
Spanish: enzima convertidora de angiotensina f
Ukrainian: ангіотензинперетворювальний фермент (anhiotenzynperetvorjuvalʹnyj ferment), АПФ (APF)

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