angiotensin converting enzyme

Noun

 * 1)  An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor.
 * 2) * 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

Translations

 * Finnish: angiotensiinikonvertaasin estäjä
 * Portuguese: enzima conversora de angiotensina
 * Spanish: enzima convertidora de angiotensina
 * Ukrainian: ангіотензинперетворювальний фермент,