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ACE protein, human

Known as: Kininase II, Dipeptidyl Carboxypeptidase 1, ACE 
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (1306 aa, ~150 kDa) is encoded by the human ACE gene. This protein plays a role in the hydrolysis of angiotensin I to… 
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ACE geneACE wt AlleleACE2 geneAngiotensin-converting Enzyme 2 Pathway

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Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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Review
1998
Review
1998
THE RENIN‐ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIDNEY AND ADRENAL IN SHEEP
1. The earliest form of the kidney, the pronephros, does not really occur in the ovine embryo; instead, a giant glomerulus forms… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Angiotensin I converting enzyme and chymase in cardiovascular tissues.
Recent studies have provided evidence that the human cardiovascular tissues contain components of the renin-angiotensin system… 
1995
1995
In vivo measurements of pulmonary angiotensin-converting enzyme kinetics. II. Implementation and application.
We measured pulmonary angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) kinetics with fluorine-18 captopril and positron emission tomographic… 
1990
1990
Renin--from beginning to end.
IN 1898 Tigerstedt and Bergman1 observed a sustained pressor response after the infusion of a saline extract of renal tissue into… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Conformationally restricted inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme: synthesis and computations.
A series of inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE, dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, EC 3.4.15.1) is described which… 
1983
1983
CGS 13945: A New Orally Active Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitor in Normal Volunteers
Summary The new converting enzyme inhibitor CGS 13945 was evaluated in 14 male volunteers. The study consisted of two parts… 
1981
1981
Control of Rat Renal Vascular Resistance during Alterations in Sodium Balance
Renal perfusion pressure (RPP), total renal blood flow (RBF), and renal vascular resistance (RVR) were comparable in groups of… 
1981
1981
Lung injury induced by antibody fragments to angiotensin-converting enzyme.
Rabbits given goat anti-rabbit angiotensin-converting enzyme antibodies or derived antibody fragments develop rapidly fatal… 
1980
1980
Assessment of bleomycin lung toxicity using angiotensin-converting enzyme in pulmonary lavage.
Activity of the dipeptidyl hydrolase angiotensin-converting enzyme has been observed to be altered by treatment with bleomycin… 
1978
1978
Escherichia coli mutants defective in dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase.
Two independent mutants of Escherichia coli deficient in dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase activity (Dep-) were isolated after…