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| Captopril (S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline | Capoten | 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. |