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Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor was isolated from fermented oyster sauce (FOS) and purified. Oyster was fermented with 25% NaCl (w/w) at 20 °C for 6 months. FOS was passed through a 40-mesh sieve, desalted using an electrodialyzer and then lyophilized. ACE inhibitory activity of FOS was investigated, and the IC₅₀ value was determined to be 2.45 mg/ml. ACE inhibitor from FOS was purified using SP-Sephadex C-25 ion exchange chromatography, Sephadex G-50 gel chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) column and reversed-phase HPLC on a C₁₈ column. The purified inhibitor had an IC₅₀ value of 0.0874 mg/ml, and it exhibited competitive inhibition against ACE. The purified peptide was evaluated for its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) following oral administration. Rat blood …