peptidyl-dipeptidase A

peptidyl-dipeptidase A /pep·ti·dyl-di·pep·ti·dase A/ (pep´ti-dil di-pep´ti-das) an enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of oligopeptides; when catalyzing the cleavage of angiotensin I to form the activated angiotensin II, it is also called angiotensin-converting enzyme; when catalyzing the cleavage and inactivation of kinins, it is also called kininase II.