angiotensin converting enzyme

Noun

(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor

Japanese Meaning

アンジオテンシン生成酵素：生化学領域で、アンジオテンシンという強い血管収縮作用をもたらす物質を生成する酵素。

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Researchers discovered that inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme can reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

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研究者たちは、アンジオテンシンという強力な血管収縮物質を生成する酵素であるアンジオテンシン変換酵素を阻害すれば、高血圧患者の血圧を下げられることを発見した。

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(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor

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)

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angiotensin converting enzymes

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