Angiotensinase
angiotensinase
angiotensinase an·gi·o·ten·si·nase (ān’jē-ō-těn’sə-nās’, -nāz’)
n.
A peptidase in tissues and plasma that degrades angiotensin II.
Any of several enzymes in the blood that hydrolyze angiotensin.
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