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SUBMITTER: Sharma U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304895 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sharma Urvashi U Cozier Gyles E GE Sturrock Edward D ED Acharya K Ravi KR
Journal of medicinal chemistry 20200508 10
Neprilysin (NEP) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) are two key zinc-dependent metallopeptidases in the natriuretic peptide and kinin systems and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, respectively. They play an important role in blood pressure regulation and reducing the risk of heart failure. Vasopeptidase inhibitors omapatrilat and sampatrilat possess dual activity against these enzymes by blocking the ACE-dependent conversion of angiotensin I to the potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II ...[more]