Captopril
Synonyms
(S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline
Capoten
L-Proline, 1-(3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-, (S)-
Lopirin
SQ 14,225
SQ 14,534
SQ 14225
SQ 14534
SQ-14,225
SQ-14,534
SQ-14225
SQ-14534
SQ14,225
SQ14,534
SQ14225
SQ14534
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.