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Captopril, sold
under the
brand name
Capoten among others, is an angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor used for the
treatment of hypertension...
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inhibitors include benazepril, zofenopril, perindopril, trandolapril,
captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, and ramipril. ACE
inhibitors were
initially approved...
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captopril challenge test (CCT) is a non-invasive
medical test that
measures the
change in
renin plasma-levels in
response to
administration of captopril...
- temperature), less
soluble in methanol, and
virtually insoluble in ethanol.
Captopril, the
first ACE inhibitor, is a
functional and
structural analog of a peptide...
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Enalapril has a
slower onset of
action than
Captopril but a
greater duration of action. However,
unlike Captopril,
Enalapril does not have a
thiol moiety...
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often used to
reduce the
formation of the more
potent angiotensin II.
Captopril is an
example of an ACE inhibitor. ACE
cleaves a
number of
other peptides...
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Auscultation (with stethoscope) -
bruit ("rushing" sound)
Captopril challenge test
Captopril test dose
effect on the
differential renal function as measured...
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captopril suppression test (CST) is a non-invasive
medical test that
measures plasma levels of aldosterone.
Aldosterone production is
suppressed by...
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developed partly to
overcome these limitations of
captopril. The
thiol functional group of
captopril was
replaced with a
carboxylic acid group, but additional...
- pressure. This led to the
development of
captopril, the
first ACE inhibitor. When the
adverse effects of
captopril became apparent new
derivates were designed...
