Study of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory effects of main Papaver spp. alkaloids

• Main Authors: SA Ziai (Author), M Mahmoudian (Author), B Keshavarz (Author), L Poorhoseini (Author), A Dastpak (Author), A Ebrahimi (Author), A Farahani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) converts the inactive angiotensin I to (a potent vasoconstrictor and aldosterone releaser) angiotensin II. Inhibitors of ACE are valuable drugs in the treatment of hypertension, and heart failure. These inhibitors have a natural origin and non-peptide drugs were s...