Abstract for PubMed entry 12358520
Title Substrate-based design of the first class of angiotensin-converting enzyme-related carboxypeptidase (ACE2) inhibitors.
Authors N.A.Dales, A.E.Gould, J.A.Brown, E.F.Calderwood, B.Guan, C.A.Minor, J.M.Gavin, P.Hales, V.K.Kaushik, M.Stewart, P.J.Tummino, C.S.Vickers, T.D.Ocain, M.A.Patane.
Ref. J Am Chem Soc, 2002, 124, 11852-11853.
PubMed id 12358520
Abstract
Angiotensin-converting enzyme-related carboxypeptidase (ACE2) is a recently identified zinc metalloprotease with carboxypeptidase activity that was identified using our genomics platform. We implemented a rational design approach to identify potent and selective ACE2 inhibitors. To this end, picomolar inhibitors of ACE2 were designed and synthesized.