Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) is a glycoprotein peptidlypeptide hydrolase.

METHOD Ultraviolet, Kinetic

PRINCIPLE

DIAGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS Elevated levels of ACE activity occur in serum of patients with active sarcoidosis, and occasionally in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome, in adults with tuberculosis, leprosy and in many other pathologic conditions involving lung and liver diseases.