"angiotensin converting enzyme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angiotensin converting enzymes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} angiotensin converting enzyme (plural angiotensin converting enzymes)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor. Wikipedia link: en:angiotensin converting enzyme Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: ACE [abbreviation], angiotensin-converting enzyme Hypernyms: enzyme Hyponyms: angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (english: ACE1), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (english: ACE2) Derived forms: ACE [abbreviation], angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (english: ACE1), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (english: ACE2), human recombinant soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (alt: hrsACE2) Translations (enzyme): angiotensiinikonvertaasin estäjä (Finnish), enzima conversora de angiotensina [feminine] (Portuguese), enzima convertidora de angiotensina [feminine] (Spanish), ангіотензинперетворювальний фермент (english: anhiotenzynperetvorjuvalʹnyj ferment) (Ukrainian), АПФ (APF) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-angiotensin_converting_enzyme-en-noun-oucSLRE8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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