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A 56-year-old male who has
hypertension with evidence of end-organ damage has been started on captopril
for control of his hypertension. Shortly after this he develops a dry
irritating cough. Clinical examination of his chest is unremarkable and his
chest x-ray is clear. In this patient the dry cough is likely to be due to
inhibition of breakdown of: