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

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...

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Main Authors: SA Ziai, M Mahmoudian, B Keshavarz, L Poorhoseini, A Dastpak, A Ebrahimi, A Farahani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2004-02-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
Subjects:
ace
Online Access:http://jmp.ir/article-1-752-en.html