ACE2

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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.

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  • ACE (“angiotensin-converting enzyme”)

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