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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (view source)
Revision as of 08:15, 20 October 2016
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==Overview==
Angiotensin converting enzyme is known as '''ACE'''. It is a membrane bound '''metalloproteinase''' and converts Angiotensin 1 to Angiotensin 2.
[[Image:angiotensin.png|right|thumb|250px|Fvasconcellos 2006, Spacefilling models of angiotensin I (left) and angiotensin II (right).]]
It is very important in the [[Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System|Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS)]]. ACE is predominantly expressed on epithelial cell membranes in the pulmonary circulation and this is therefore, the site of action of the ACE inhibitor drugs.
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