ACE2

English

Noun

ACE2 (countable and uncountable, plural ACE2s)

1. (biochemistry) Abbreviation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2.
   • 2025 February 25, Jen Christiensen, “Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat”, in CNN‎:

     Like SARS-CoV-2, HKU5-CoV-2 can enter cells via the human ACE2 receptor protein on cell surfaces. The newly identified coronavirus is a part of the same family as the virus that causes deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.

Hypernyms

• ACE (“angiotensin-converting enzyme”)

Derived terms

• human recombinant soluble ACE2 / hrsACE2 (a genetically modified soluble form of ACE2)
• human ACE2 / hACE2 (“human angiotensin converting enzyme 2”)

Related terms

• ACE1 (“angiotensin-converting enzyme 1”)
• angiotensin
• enzyme

Further reading

• Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia