| EC |
3.4.15.1 |
| Accepted name: |
peptidyl-dipeptidase A |
| Reaction: |
Release of a C-terminal dipeptide, oligopeptide┼Xaa-Yaa, when Xaa is not Pro, and Yaa is neither Asp nor Glu. Thus, conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, with increase in vasoconstrictor activity, but no action on angiotensin II |
| Glossary: |
captopril = (2S)-1-(2-methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-L-proline |
| Other name(s): |
dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase I; peptidase P; dipeptide hydrolase (ambiguous); peptidyl dipeptidase; angiotensin converting enzyme; kininase II; angiotensin I-converting enzyme; carboxycathepsin; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase; peptidyl dipeptidase I; peptidyl-dipeptide hydrolase; peptidyldipeptide hydrolase; endothelial cell peptidyl dipeptidase; ACE; peptidyl dipeptidase-4; PDH; peptidyl dipeptide hydrolase; DCP |
| Comments: |
A Cl--dependent, zinc glycoprotein that is generally membrane-bound. A potent inhibitor is captopril. Important in elevation of blood pressure, through formation of angiotensin II (vasoconstrictor) and destruction of bradykinin (vasodilator). Two molecular forms exist in mammalian tissues, a widely-distributed somatic form of 150- to 180-kDa that contains two non-identical catalytic sites, and a testicular form of 90- to 100-kDa that contains only a single catalytic site. Type example of peptidase family M2 |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, MEROPS, PDB, CAS registry number: 9015-82-1 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Soubrier, F., Alhenc-Gelas, F., Hubert, C., Allegrini, J., John, M., Tregear, G. and Corvol, P. Two putative active centers in human angiotensin I-converting enzyme revealed by molecular cloning. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85 (1988) 9386–9390. [DOI] [PMID: 2849100] |
| 2. |
Ehlers, M.R.W., Fox, E.A., Strydom, D.J. and Riordan, J.F. Molecular cloning of human testicular angiotensin-converting enzyme: the testis enzyme is identical to the C-terminal half of endothelial angiotensin-converting enzyme. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86 (1989) 7741–7745. [DOI] [PMID: 2554286] |
| 3. |
Wei, L., Clauser, E., Alhenc-Gelas, F. and Corvol, P. The two homologous domains of human angiotensin I-converting enzyme interact differently with competitive inhibitors. J. Biol. Chem. 267 (1992) 13398–13405. [PMID: 1320019] |
| 4. |
Corvol, P., Williams, T.A. and Soubrier, F. Peptidyl dipeptidase A: angiotensin I-converting enzyme. Methods Enzymol. 248 (1995) 283–305. [PMID: 7674927] |
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