Drug General Information (ID: DDIBRSZMH4)
  Drug Name Moexipril Drug Info Nitrous acid Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antihypertensive Agents Antidotes
  Structure

 Mechanism of Moexipril-Nitrous acid Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
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      Drug Name Moexipril Nitrous acid
      Mechanism Antihypertensive agent
Angiotensin-converting enzyme  Inhibitor
Hypotensive effects
Guanylate cyclase  Agonist
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Angiotensin-converting enzyme
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Structure Sequence
MGAASGRRGPGLLLPLPLLLLLPPQPALALDPGLQPGNFSADEAGAQLFAQSYNSSAEQVLFQSVAASWAHDTNITAENARRQEEAALLSQEFAEAWGQKAKELYEPIWQNFTDPQLRRIIGAVRTLGSANLPLAKRQQYNALLSNMSRIYSTAKVCLPNKTATCWSLDPDLTNILASSRSYAMLLFAWEGWHNAAGIPLKPLYEDFTALSNEAYKQDGFTDTGAYWRSWYNSPTFEDDLEHLYQQLEPLYLNLHAFVRRALHRRYGDRYINLRGPIPAHLLGDMWAQSWENIYDMVVPFPDKPNLDVTSTMLQQGWNATHMFRVAEEFFTSLELSPMPPEFWEGSMLEKPADGREVVCHASAWDFYNRKDFRIKQCTRVTMDQLSTVHHEMGHIQYYLQYKDLPVSLRRGANPGFHEAIGDVLALSVSTPEHLHKIGLLDRVTNDTESDINYLLKMALEKIAFLPFGYLVDQWRWGVFSGRTPPSRYNFDWWYLRTKYQGICPPVTRNETHFDAGAKFHVPNVTPYIRYFVSFVLQFQFHEALCKEAGYEGPLHQCDIYRSTKAGAKLRKVLQAGSSRPWQEVLKDMVGLDALDAQPLLKYFQPVTQWLQEQNQQNGEVLGWPEYQWHPPLPDNYPEGIDLVTDEAEASKFVEEYDRTSQVVWNEYAEANWNYNTNITTETSKILLQKNMQIANHTLKYGTQARKFDVNQLQNTTIKRIIKKVQDLERAALPAQELEEYNKILLDMETTYSVATVCHPNGSCLQLEPDLTNVMATSRKYEDLLWAWEGWRDKAGRAILQFYPKYVELINQAARLNGYVDAGDSWRSMYETPSLEQDLERLFQELQPLYLNLHAYVRRALHRHYGAQHINLEGPIPAHLLGNMWAQTWSNIYDLVVPFPSAPSMDTTEAMLKQGWTPRRMFKEADDFFTSLGLLPVPPEFWNKSMLEKPTDGREVVCHASAWDFYNGKDFRIKQCTTVNLEDLVVAHHEMGHIQYFMQYKDLPVALREGANPGFHEAIGDVLALSVSTPKHLHSLNLLSSEGGSDEHDINFLMKMALDKIAFIPFSYLVDQWRWRVFDGSITKENYNQEWWSLRLKYQGLCPPVPRTQGDFDPGAKFHIPSSVPYIRYFVSFIIQFQFHEALCQAAGHTGPLHKCDIYQSKEAGQRLATAMKLGFSRPWPEAMQLITGQPNMSASAMLSYFKPLLDWLRTENELHGEKLGWPQYNWTPNSARSEGPLPDSGRVSFLGLDLDAQQARVGQWLLLFLGIALLVATLGLSQRLFSIRHRSLHRHSHGPQFGSEVELRHS
Gene Name ACE
Uniprot ID ACE_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1636
Protein Family Peptidase M2 family
Protein Function
Converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II by release of the terminal His-Leu, this results in an increase of the vasoconstrictor activity of angiotensin. Also able to inactivate bradykinin, a potent vasodilator. Has also a glycosidase activity which releases GPI-anchored proteins from the membrane by cleaving the mannose linkage in the GPI moiety.
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      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Guanylate cyclase soluble Structure Sequence
Protein Family Adenylyl cyclase class-4/guanylyl cyclase family
Protein Function
There are two types of guanylate cyclases: soluble forms and membrane-associated receptor forms. Activated by nitric oxide in the presence of magnesium or manganese ions.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Moexipril and Nitrous acid 

Recommended Action
      Management Sodium nitrite should be used with caution in the presence of concomitant antihypertensive agents, diuretics, vasodilators, or PDE5 inhibitors. Hemodynamics should be monitored during and after administration of sodium nitrite, and the infusion rate decreased if significant hypotension occurs. In addition, methemoglobin levels should be monitored and oxygen administered during treatment whenever possible.

References
1 Fuhr U, Maier-Bruggemann A, Blume H, et al. "Grapefruit juice increases oral nimodipine bioavailability." Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 36 (1998): 126-32. [PMID: 9562227]
2 Gunston GD, Mehta U "Potentially serious drug interactions with grapefruit juice." S Afr Med J 90 (2000): 41. [PMID: 10721388]
3 Product Information. Sodium Nitrite (sodium nitrite). Hope Pharmaceuticals, Scottsdale, AZ.