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ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
Synonyms:
ACE; angiotensin-converting enzyme; angiotensin converting enzyme
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("angiotensin converting enzyme" is a kind of...):
peptidase; protease; proteinase; proteolytic enzyme (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)
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