angiotensin converting enzyme 1; kininase-2; peptidyl dipeptidase A; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase-1 (ACE1)

Function

• converts angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2. [[[A129234|angiotensin 2]] is the biologically active form]

Compartment

• present in plasma & on surface of endothelial cells
• ACE presumptively anchors to the exoplasmic face of endothelial cells via glycosylphosphatidyl inositol

More general terms

• angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)

Additional terms

• angiotensin I
• angiotensin II (Giapreza)
• angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in serum/plasma/blood

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/106180
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=1636