Conformationally restricted inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme: synthesis and computations.

A series of inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE, dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, EC 3.4.15.

A new class of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

Much current attention focuses on the renin-angiotensin system in relation to mechanisms controlling blood pressure and renal function. Recent demonstrations (ref. 1, ref.