Angiotensin-converting enzyme

Angiotensin-converting enzyme monomer, Drosophila melanogaster
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EC no.3.4.15.1
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Failed to serialize data. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (EC 3.4.15.1), or ACE, is a central component of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), which controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body. It converts the hormone angiotensin I to the active vasoconstrictor angiotensin II. Therefore, ACE indirectly increases blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict. ACE inhibitors are widely used as pharmaceutical drugs for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.[1]

Other lesser known functions of ACE are degradation of bradykinin,[2] substance P[3] and amyloid beta-protein.[4]

  1. ^ Kaplan's Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia. Elsevier. 2018. doi:10.1016/c2012-0-06151-0. ISBN 978-0-323-49798-5. Mechanisms of Action:ACE inhibitors act by inhibiting one of several proteases responsible for cleaving the decapeptide Ang I to form the octapeptide Ang II. Because ACE is also the enzyme that degrades bradykinin, ACE inhibitors increase circulating and tissue levels of bradykinin (Fig. 8.4).
  2. ^ Fillardi PP (2015). ACEi and ARBS in Hypertension and Heart Failure. Vol. 5. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp. 10–13. ISBN 978-3-319-09787-9.
  3. ^ Dicpinigaitis PV (January 2006). "Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced cough: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines". Chest. 129 (1 Suppl): 169S–173S. doi:10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.169S. PMID 16428706.
  4. ^ Hemming ML, Selkoe DJ (November 2005). "Amyloid beta-protein is degraded by cellular angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and elevated by an ACE inhibitor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (45): 37644–37650. doi:10.1074/jbc.M508460200. PMC 2409196. PMID 16154999.

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