"Captopril" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent and specific inhibitor of PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A. It blocks the conversion of ANGIOTENSIN I to ANGIOTENSIN II, a vasoconstrictor and important regulator of arterial blood pressure. Captopril acts to suppress the RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM and inhibits pressure responses to exogenous angiotensin.
| Descriptor ID |
D002216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.401.623.270
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| Concept/Terms |
Captopril- Captopril
- (S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline
SQ-14,534- SQ-14,534
- SQ 14,534
- SQ14,534
- SQ-14534
- SQ 14534
- SQ14534
SQ-14,225- SQ-14,225
- SQ 14,225
- SQ14,225
- SQ-14225
- SQ 14225
- SQ14225
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