Review Article

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Hypertension: A Systemic Analysis of Various ACE Inhibitors, Their Side Effects, and Bioactive Peptides as a Putative Therapy for Hypertension

Table 1

Commercially available drugs and their respective classes.

S. no.Class of drugCommercial namesReferences

1.Ang II type 1 (AT 1) receptor antagonistsCandesartan, losartan, telmisartan, eprosartan, valsartan, olmesartan, irbesartan[14]
2.Calcium channel blockersClevidipine, isradipine, amlodipine, aranidipine, benidipine, efonidipine, nimodipine, paradipine[15]
3.Beta blockersAtenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, nadolol, propranolol, timolol[16]
4.ACE inhibitorsCaptopril, moexipril, perindopril, ramipril, benzapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, trandolapril, quinapril[17]
5.Renin inhibitorsAliskiren[18]