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ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME

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Dictionary entry overview: What does angiotensin converting enzyme mean?

• ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (noun)
The noun ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME has 1 sense:

1. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

Familiarity information: ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (noun)

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Meaning:

Proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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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