作者
Mohan K Raizada, Anderson J Ferreira
发表日期
2007/8/1
来源
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology
卷号
50
期号
2
页码范围
112-119
出版商
LWW
简介
The discovery of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in 2000 is an important event in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) story. This enzyme, an homolog of ACE, hydrolyzes angiotensin (Ang) I to produce Ang-(1-9), which is subsequently converted into Ang-(1-7) by a neutral endopeptidase and ACE. ACE2 releases Ang-(1-7) more efficiently than its catalysis of Ang-(1-9) by cleavage of Pro 7-Phe 8 bound in Ang II. Thus, the major biologically active product of ACE2 is Ang-(1-7), which is considered to be a beneficial peptide of the RAS cascade in the cardiovascular system. This enzyme has 42% identity with the catalytic domain of ACE, is present in most cardiovascular-relevant tissues, and is an ectoenzyme as ACE. Despite these similarities, ACE2 is distinct from ACE. Since it is a monocarboxypeptidase, it has only 1 catalytic site and is insensitive to ACE inhibitors. As a result, ACE2 is a central enzyme in …
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MK Raizada, AJ Ferreira - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2007