ACE(Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 1) Eukaryotic Protein
Background ACE (peptidyl-dipeptidase A) is a kind of zinc metallopeptidase, which plays an important role in blood-pressure control and water-salt metabolism. The widely expressed ACE shows the highest content in lung, kidney, heart, gastrointestinal system and prostate. ACE has two main functions: 1. catalyze and convert angiotensin I into angiotensin II; 2. inactivate bradykinin. Thus, …