Captopril: a potent drug which is a competitive inhibitor on the angiotensin converting enzyme
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The angiotensin II is involved in the regulation of blood pressure as well as in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (Sonsalla et al., 2013). Thus during sympathetic stimulation or in cases when the blood pressure in the kidneys is low, renin is released in the kidneys and this renin function convert angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, which is then converted to angiotensin II, through a cleavage biochemical reaction
Captopril: a potent drug which is a competitive inhibitor on the angiotensin converting enzyme
Added on 2021-06-17
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